Korean Dictionary
How to say “Charye (Holiday Ancestral Rites)” in Korean
차례
charye
AdvancedHolidays & Festivals
Usage & Context
차례 is a simplified form of 제사 performed on major Korean holidays especially 설날 and 추석. The 차례 table is set with seasonal foods and offerings placed before the ancestors' photographs or memorial tablets. After 차례 the family bows to elders and shares the food as a communal meal called 음복.
Example Sentence
추석 아침에 온 가족이 모여 차례를 지냈어요.
On Chuseok morning the whole family gathered to perform charye.
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