This document provides an overview of Korean cuisine, culture, religions, and current events. It discusses common Korean dishes like rice (bap), soup (guk), and braised meat dishes (jjim/jorim). It also summarizes traditional Korean attire (hanbok), major religions like Buddhism, Christianity and shamanism, holidays like Lunar New Year and Chuseok, and modern issues like high suicide rates and online gaming addiction. Current events mentioned include the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan and figure skater Kim Yu Na winning gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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2. Korean Foods

3. Basic Dishes Bap Like most Asian countries, rice is a staple of Korean cuisine Guk Soup is also usually served alongside rice at meals Jjim/Jorim These two similar dishes are prepared by slowly boiling meat/fish together with vegetables in soy sauce.

4. Bindaetteok A Korean Pancake made from a mixture of ground mung beans, chopped vegetables and water. Bindaetteok is served alongside a dipping sauce made from soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame.

5. Common Korean Phrases with audio

6. Hello! annyeonghaseyo

7. Goodbye! annyeong

8. I don't understand moreugesseumnida

9. Where is the toilet? hwajangsiri eodiyeyo

10. How much is this? ige eolmayeyo?

11. My hovercraft is full of eels Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo

14. Ceremonial/ Formal/ Upper class Attire Hwang wonsam: yellow (hwang) wonsam (coat commonly worn over the hanbok) worn by the empress Nokwonsam: green (nok) wonsam worn by princesses Also worn by commoners for marriage ceremonies Dangui: ceremonial clothing for the (queen, princess, or wife of a high ranking government official) Only royal family would have a gold trim; the others were plain.

16. Confucianism

17. Korean Buddhism

18. Christianity: Roman Catholicism/Protestantism

19. Korean ShamanismChristian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)

21. Confucianism came from China follows this religion on a daily basis core tenants of Confucianism: loyalty, filial piety loyalty to country, respect parents traditions: making food for the anniversary of their death-- memorial of their parents/ancestors Jongmyo Shrine and royal mausoleum in Seoul respect for elders= no calling them by name, use relationship with them i.e. siblings or parents Confucianism can be found in Hahoe village in province of Gyeongsangbuk-do

22. Korean Buddhism brought to Korea in late 4th century(1500 years ago) one of the 3 main religions 10 million Buddhist believers 3 unique characteristics: Accepts Korean culture: liberal and peaceful Protective of the people and the country[15th century: Buddhist monks became soldiers to protect against Japanese] Harmony: religious ideas/schools, religious disagreements with theory and practice start with Master Wonhyo(617-686) Philosophy of reconciliation

23. Christianity: Roman Catholicism and Protestantism Roman Catholicism: brought to Korea < 300 years ago 5.1 million Roman Catholic believers Protestantism: 100 years later than R.C. 8.6 million Protestants R.C./Protestantism= 2 of the three main religions Roman Catholic churches supported democracy in late 1970s want to get rid of death penalty

24. Korean Shamanism start of shamanism= ancient times (with farmers) Worship of objects in nature: mountains, earth, trees, water Pray to them natural objects influenced by supreme power/god--> i.e. :old zelkova trees= village guardian fortunetelling Korean folk exorcism: gut- performed by female shaman mudang Kim, Kum-Hwa = daemansin, or supreme mudang-- performs the gut

25. The Two New Years January 1st Lunar New Year [SeolNal] -Based on the Lunar Calender -Around February Both are popular to this day, often both are celebrated, therefore there are two New Years in Korea. New Years Eve: Decorate the whole house with lights, and leaves on all the lights on in the house to welcome the new year.

26. Say hay boke-mahn he pah du say oh![Happy New Year!] On New Years Day: Exchange greetings with peers and elders -Bowing -Male: Kowtow (head to the ground) -Female: Bow with some procedure. Wears traditional clothing Hanbok. Tteokgok [Rice-cake soup]

28. ChusokMoon Festival Harvest Moon Festival Based on the Lunar Calendar(15th day of the 8th month) -Example: On September 14 in 2008 Celebrated in China, Vietnam, and in Korea Celebrate the rice harvest and also a Thanks giving holiday People celebrate by looking at the full moon. -Mountain climbing. Family dinner Eat Moon Cake [songpyon] Visit Ancestor graves Hang up Lanterns

30. Major Problems Online Gaming - “Internet Addiction” - 975,000 people addicted to gaming - Korea government has now set “curfews” for online games -People can choose to have their internet shut down in these three time periods: - 12:00 am to 6:00 am - 1:00 am to 7:00 am - 2:00 am to 8:00 am Kim couple -Met on online chat -Wife didn’t know that she was pregnant until she went into labor. -After the child was born, they continue to play an online game that raised a virtual child for about 12 hours a day in an internet café. -Child died from malnutrition

31. Other cases - A 22 year old man killed his own mother for telling him off about gaming. [February 2010] - A 32 year old man died from playing online game 5 days straight. [February 2010, around Lunar New Year]

32. High Suicide Rate - About 26.1 people commit suicide out of 100,000 in 2006 -Ranked number fourth for cause of death in South Korea Causes of death in Korea: Cancer Cerebrovascular disease(clogged blood vessles to the brain specifically) Cardiovascular ailments (Strokes) Suicide Diabetes - Most resulted from Senior people who “aren’t prepared for old age” or “aren’t properly supported”

33. Contributions to the Modern World world's "leading digital city" and a "tech capital of the world” fastest average broadband speed, giant phone industry Among the world's most technologically advanced and digitally-connected countries; it has the third most broadband Internet users among the OECD countries humanoid robot HUBO, one of the very few humanoid robots that can walk South Korean scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in cooperation with the University of California, Santa Barbara successfully developed an organic photovoltaic power cell with energy efficiency of 6.5 percent. Leaders of online gaming Entertainment industry-Hallyu, sweeping over Asia

34. Current Events March 26th: South Korean warship Cheonan torpedoed by North Korean submarine in South Korean waters SK sought action, sanctions placed on North Korea by Japan and China Set military alert to 2. Rain (Bi) becomes official publicity ambassador for the committee of Central Election Management Kim Yu Na wins gold in the Women’s Figure Skating event, 2010 Winter Olympics