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Traditional folk activities in autumn night

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Koreans like to travel in traditional clothes. Will go to Gyeongbokgung Palace, Korean Folk Village, National Folk Museum, Nanshan Hanwu Village and other places to kick shuttlecock, play gyro and other autumn outing folk activities. There is also a chance to enjoy the scene of Korean women playing on the seesaw together. Girls dressed in colorful national costumes fall together at the end of the springboard, and the long skirt falls like a flower in the air, which is very beautiful. After a busy day, the moon rises and it's time for women. Women in every household put on beautiful hanbok and danced in a circle in the bright moonlight, dancing the beautiful "Qiang Shui Yue Lai" dance. "Qiang Qiang Shui Yue Lai" () is a game in which dozens of women form a circle hand in hand and sing "Qiang Qiang Shui Yue Lai" in circles. This is a dance for girls. It is said that during the Japanese Rebellion in Nonchen, General Li Shunchen fought side by side with the Japanese. In order to deter the invaders, General Li asked the women to put on uniforms and form a line around the mountain peak. When the enemy saw General Li's army, he was very scared and lost, so this dance was handed down from generation to generation.

In addition, Koreans are also worried that children will not go home to reunite with their families on autumn nights, which is also a manifestation of filial piety to their parents and elders.