North Korea - Culture, Traditions, Religion: The compound religious strains of shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism have deep roots in Korean culture. Although the country has received continuous streams of foreign cultural influence mainly from
The Confucian principles regarding respect for age, family, rank and tradition have ensured the continuance of this system. There have been recent calls for reforms, due to economic downturns, in Korea but this will take time due to the entrenched systems in place. Alongside the formal power ...
In contrast to the south, where Korea's high society had been traditionally located, the north had no notable political and cultural center except for P'yongyang, which was an obvious choice for the capital. With this lack of centralized political power and cultural tradition, North Korea was...
Kimch'I has long been the test of a housewife's culinary skills and a family tradition. A South Korean consumes an average of forty pounds (eighteen kilograms) of kimch'I a year. Many companies produce kimch'I for both domestic consumption and export. Meat dishes such as pulgogi (...
During this period the country began to form its own cultural tradition distinct from the rest of East Asia. It is from the name Goryeo that the Western name Korea is derived. The dynasty that ruled Goryeo was formed by Gen. Wang Kon, who in 918 overthrew the state of Later Goguryeo, ...
Although a small country, roughly the size of South Carolina, Panama is very diverse. Officially a Catholic country, Panama has a long-established tradition of religious and ethnic tolerance with large communities from all over the globe including China, Korea, Israel, Lebanon, India, Colombia, ...
History of Korean Culture TheKorean cultureis one of the oldest continuous cultures in the whole wide world. Today, starker cultural differences exist in today’s Korea, which has been split into North and South Korea. However, originally this cultural and historical heritage was shared quite iden...
Korea may be the only country in the world that has a national day honoring its alphabet -- Han'gul Day, which celebrates what's been called the world's most precise writing system. Han'gul, which means "the Korean writing," was invented around 1443, and it's just one of the many ...
Makgeolli, From Tradition to an Iconic Drink Among All Age Groups For many, the word “makgeolli” might seem quite unfamiliar, and that is fine since I am here to let you know what exactly this unique and “flavory” drink is. Until late 1980s, makgeolli was one of the most po...
They write down their good and bad events of the year. Then, at 12 o’clock in the midnight, all the people would throw papers in the fire. This tradition means a new beginning for the next year.Besides the party, there is another popular New Year tradition in Mexico. People have to...