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National Folk Museum Celebrates Start of Summer with Dano Festival

SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) –As the Dano holiday (June 10) approaches, the National Folk Museum of Korea has announced a special event titled “The Beginning of Summer: Dano” to introduce traditional seasonal customs. Dano, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, was historically known as “Jungo” (重午), “Cheonjungjeol” (天中節), [...]

Dano Festival to Expel Misfortune, Bring Luck

SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean ancestors, largely lived by working on farms, had many ceremonies to have a good harvest. Dano, one of three most celebrated traditional holidays across the nation, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar that happens to be June 18 this year, [...]