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Culture and Traditions

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On which date is Hangeul Day celebrated in South Korea, commemorating the proclamation of the Korean alphabet?
How many basic letters does the modern Hangeul alphabet have in its standard form?
Which soup is traditionally eaten at Seollal, the lunar New Year, and is linked to gaining a year of age?
On which day of the lunar calendar is Chuseok, the harvest festival, celebrated?
Which practice of making and sharing large quantities of kimchi for winter was inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2013?
Which traditional garment consists of a short jacket called jeogori and a skirt called chima for women?
Which traditional form of musical storytelling, in which one singer and one drummer perform long narratives, was listed by UNESCO in 2003?
Which folk song, with many regional versions and the same refrain, was inscribed by UNESCO in 2012 for South Korea?
Which Korean martial art, based on kicks and strikes, became an official Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Games?
Which four instruments make up the percussion quartet known as samulnori?
Which traditional Korean instrument is a long zither with twelve silk strings?
In a traditional Korean house called a hanok, what is the maru?
What is the name of the ancestral rites that families perform with food offerings on holidays and death anniversaries?
At a Korean child's first birthday party, what is the doljabi?
Which community of women who dive without breathing equipment to harvest seafood on Jeju was listed by UNESCO in 2016?
Which UNESCO-listed festival in Gangneung, held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, includes shaman rites and mask dance?
On which occasion is the Lotus Lantern Festival held in Seoul?
Which traditional Korean wrestling sport is held in a ring of sand where wrestlers grip a belt on the opponent's thigh?
Which board game, called go in Japan and weiqi in China, goes by what name in Korea?
Which traditional alcoholic drink, milky white and slightly sparkling, is brewed from rice?
Which fermented paste, made from red chili, glutinous rice and soybeans, is a basic Korean seasoning?
What is the term for the worldwide popularity of Korean pop culture, including music, dramas and film?
Which network of Neo-Confucian academies, nine of which were listed by UNESCO in 2019, taught scholars in the Joseon era?
Which royal ritual, with music and dance, is performed for the Joseon kings at the shrine of Jongmyo?
Which traditional Korean paper, made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree, was used for books, windows and floors?

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