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                                                                      HR 57


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          Date of Hearing:   August 8, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          HR  
                        57 (Chang) - As Amended  August 1, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Chuseok


          SUMMARY:  Recognizes and celebrates September 14 to September 16  
          as Chuseok.  Specifically, this resolution makes the following  
          legislative findings:


          1)Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is on one of the three most  
            important holidays in Korea.  Chuseok, like Thanksgiving, is a  
            holiday where people gather together with family to enjoy  
            traditional food and give thanks for the abundance in their  
            lives.



          2)The practice of celebrating Chuseok dates back to the early  
            Silla Dynasty and celebrations include honoring ancestors,  
            buying and wearing new clothes, playing folk games, and making  
            and sharing special foods.



          3)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.









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          4)Modern Chuseok celebrations also include the giving of gifts  
            to family, friends, and acquaintances.



          5)Every year Chuseok takes place near the fall equinox, on 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. 
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800