Category: Ceremonial Occasions and Food

Korean Royal Ancestral Rite - Jongmyo Jerye

Jerye

Jerye is a formality to cherish memory of the deceased, and show sincerity and appreciation to them. The reason of performing Je-Rye is to continue filial piety towards ancestors.

Korean traditional funeral

Sang-Rye

Introduction of Sangrye Sang-Rye means the formalities observed in funeral service of a dead, which is the last rite a life should go through. Korea’s traditional funeral ceremony had been derived from ancestor worship...

Korean wedding custom that is traditionally held a few days after the official ceremony, with only family members present.

Hon-Rye

Introduction of Honrye This is a traditional marriage service for a couple, thereby linking two families and creating a new family.  It is a ceremony of forming a social unit through union of two...

Korean woman. Traditional Coming-of-age ceremony

GwanRye

This is a ceremony for becoming an adult, an event performed at the coming of one’s socially responsible age. In the old days of Korea, the ceremony was called ‘Gwan-Rye’ or ‘Gye-Rye’ according to gender of the subject.