Namsangol Hanok Village is always the best place to go for every holiday in Korea. Chuseok this year was no different. A friend and I went over Saturday morning, the day before Chuseok and we found the place buzzing with excitement.
Traditional Korean Spinning Wheel
Close Up of Spinning Yarn
Machine for making rope out of reeds
Grinding grains with a hand mill
Ironing, Korean style
Making crafts from dried grasses
Making crafts from dried grasses
Girl in Hanbok playing 굴렁쇠, gullongswe, rolling a hoop on a metal stick
A variety of traditional Korean hats
After walking around the village, we headed back out and caught a ssirum (씨름) demonstration near the front gate of the hanok village. First we had a demo of how to tie the sash around your legs and how to position oneself in order to prepare to fight.
Sash before being folded and tied around the waist
Demonstrating how to tie the sash
Demonstrating how to position oneself to prepare for the match
Two men demonstrating the basic moves of ssirum. Their shorts say 씨 (heart) 름
Finally, the real action began. These two first demonstrated the basic ssirum moves, and then had a three round match to demonstrate the game. 
After the pros had their turn, kids were allowed to jump in and try their hand at ssirum, too.
Two boys attempting ssirum
This was a great start to my Chuseok weekend. Be sure to come by Namsangol Hanok Village for the next Korean holiday!
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