South Korea

Hey everyone,

Welcome to my blog, today I will be sharing our learning during Wananga. We had to choose a country and find facts about it, such as their religion, flag, traditions and more. I have chosen South Korea. There's not that much information but I hope you will get the idea. Here it is:

South Korea:

The official name of South Korea is ‘The republic of South Korea (ROK). South Korea’s flag colours are

red, blue, black and white. A white background with a blue and red in the center and 4 black bars in the

corner. South Korea’s National Anthem is called Aegukga, it literally means “song expressing love

towards their country”. South Korea has over 51,269,185 people in 2020, It is ranked 28 in the population

list. The country’s capital city is Seoul. The currency in the country is South Korean won, 1 NZD equals

797.922 South Korean currency.

 They obviously speak Korean language but their alphabet is called Hangul. South Korea is known as

famous for K-drama, K-pop, kimchi, soju (Korea’s Alcohol drink) and skincare products. There are too

many popular places to go and visit in South Korea, like N Seoul Tower, Nami Island, Deoksugung and

tons more. Their national flower is also called Mugunghwa.

Meals:

noodles, vegetables and meats. A portion of the well known Korean dishes incorporate bibimbap, bulgogi

and dakgalbi. The Korean culture depends on pleasantness and regard and this is respect in Korean

social graces. Here are some Korean habits for sharing dinners to other people: Older people are meant

to sit down first at a table.  The people in the table should say “Jal meokkesseumnida”, which means “I

will enjoy the meal”, as a sign of respect. Eat at similar speed to others finding a spot at the table. Bite

your food with your mouth shut and don't make noises while biting. One of the popular foods/meals/dishes

in Korea is Kimchi, Samgyepsal, Instant noodles, Bulgogi, Chimaek and a lot other more. 

Kids that are originally from and born in South Korea are considered as one year older when they are born,

they will turn two years old on the following Lunar New Year. Taekwondo is popular in South Korea, It's

accepted to have been created roughly 2,000 years ago. Red ink is viewed as misfortune in South Korea.

Composing an individual's name with red ink means the individual is dead, or will die soon. Children in

school are taught to learn Korean and English and the most spoken language. Most Korean last names

are: Park, Kim, Lee, Kang and others. Koreans traditional clothes are called Hanbok. They also wear it

whenever they have special occasions such as holidays, weddings and funerals. 

As Japan's province, Korea was under a pitiless Japanese standard for a very long time (1910-1945),

when Koreans battled to save their way of life. During the Japanese standard, the educating of Korean

history and language was not permitted in schools, individuals were approached to embrace Japanese

names and utilize Japanese as their language. After Japan's thrashing in World War II, Koreans tried

to be a free country however were minimally mindful of what they planned to endure straightaway.

Japan was very nearly given up in 1945, and the USSR was progressing ahead through Korea,

pulverising the Japanese armed force when the information on Japan's acquiescence went down and out. The US

by then didn't have a base in Korea and dreaded full takeover of the promontory by the Soviet powers.

the US proposed a transitory division of the Korean landmass between the US and USSR.

Summarise: South and North Korea took drastically unique social, financial, and political ways following

the finish of battling in the Korean War in 1953.

Thank you for reading my blog, I really appreciate it. I hope you learn something new, and I'll see you next time, bye.