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- In many towns, families who own small shops live on the floor above their store. Different family members take turns taking care of the shop throughout the day and evening. These shops sell groceries, household supplies, or baked goods.
- Between 1.4 and 2.4 million Koreans died during the Korean War.
- In 2002, the city of Seoul helped host the world’s most popular sporting event, the World Cup, an international soccer tournament.
- Ssireum is the name for a kind of Korean wrestling similar to Japanese sumo wrestling. The Korean version requires the wrestlers to be thrown to the ground instead of pushed out of the ring.
- Koreans wear a hanbok for special occasions or holidays. A man’s hanbok includes trousers and a loose-fitting jacket or robe. A woman’s hanbok is a long and colorful two-piece dress with a large bow in front.
- Korea is traditionally known as Choson, which means “Land of the Morning Calm.”
- Korea is home to some of the best professional video game players in the world. Some of them practice 16 hours a day. They make millions of dollars a year and are often treated like rock stars.
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The national flag was adopted in 1883. The white background symbolizes purity. The red yang and blue yin show balance. The four line groups show that yin and yang apply to all creation. |
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The mugungwha is the national flower; it can bloom even in the cold. Mugung means “endless,” which represents how Koreans have been persistent in the face of many hard times. |
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