BILL NUMBER: HR 57	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Chang and Kim

                        JUNE 29, 2016

   Relative to Chuseok.


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   WHEREAS, Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is one of the three most
important holidays in Korea; and
   WHEREAS, Chuseok, like Thanksgiving, is a holiday where people
gather together with family to enjoy good food and give thanks for
the abundance in their lives; and
   WHEREAS, The practice of celebrating Chuseok dates back to the
early Sillia Dynasty. Traditional Chuseok celebrations include
honoring ancestors, buying and wearing new clothes, folk games, and
making and sharing special foods; and
   WHEREAS, Before and during Chuseok, people honor their ancestors
and other family members who have passed on by visiting and caring
for their graves (seongmyo and beolcho) and holding memorial services
(charye) for them, which include the offering of food and prayers;
and
   WHEREAS, Folk games and other customs engaged in during Chuseok
include a circle dance performed by women or children
(ganggangsullae), wrestling performed in a circular sandpit
(ssireum), and traditional plays; and
   WHEREAS, Special foods are an important part of Chuseok. The most
iconic of these is songpyeon, rice cakes filled with sesame seeds,
beans, or other ingredients, and steamed with pine needles, which the
entire family gathers together on the eve of Chuseok to make; and
   WHEREAS, Modern Chuseok celebrations also include the giving of
gifts to family, friends, and acquaintances; and
   WHEREAS, Every year, Chuseok takes place on the fall equinox, the
15th day of the eighth lunar month, and is celebrated over the course
of the three-day period starting the day before that date. This
year, the Chuseok holiday spans September 14 to September 16; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly celebrates and recognizes Chuseok; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.