COVID-19 Hampered South Korea’s Chuseok Holiday — But Daughters-In-Law Got A Break

A day before the Chuseok holiday, children run around artificial full moons, part of an installation at a park in eastern Seoul. Koreans believe that wishes made to the full moon on Chuseok will come true. The Seongdong District Office teamed up with local businesses to install the moons as a way to convey hope in the time of COVID-19.

Women usually clean and cook at their in-laws’ — but many stayed home this year. “It’s difficult to understand why we have to do so much hard work when it’s not even for our own ancestors,” one says.

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Women usually clean and cook at their in-laws’ — but many stayed home this year. “It’s difficult to understand why we have to do so much hard work when it’s not even for our own ancestors,” one says.