In small groups, talk about your understanding of these concepts: ‘ancestors', ‘death', ‘memorial' and ‘rituals'. One member of each group can write notes. Record your understandings by organising them into categories for each area such as types of memorial, funerals and rituals for ancestors and relatives.
What is your opinion of the role of an annual Korean ritual like Chuseok ?
Find out about burial customs in your community. Have a class discussion comparing and contrasting the various customs.
What do other public holidays in Korea celebrate? How does the total number of Korean public holidays compare with Australian public holidays? How does the meaning of the holidays different in Korea and Australia? Visit http://lifeinkorea.com/indexe.cfm > Information > General > National Holidays to find out more about public holidays in Korea.
Find out more about the ideology of Confucianism and its founder, Confucius.
Where did Confucianism originate? What countries have been influenced by Confucianism? Make a poster to represent your findings and display it in class.
