In 2021, I talked about some facets of Korean tradition. A few of them are slowly disappearing, however others surprisingly nonetheless exist. Should you haven’t learn them but, I like to recommend that you simply learn these to be able to perceive how briskly Korean cultures are altering.
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Immediately, I wish to discuss 양육 (yang-yook: elevating/nurturing youngsters) in Korea.
- 산후 조리 문화 (sahn-hoo-joh-ri-moon-hwa: the tradition of post-natal care)
There’s a particular post-natal care tradition in Korea. After delivering a child, most Korean girls undergo the intervals of time known as, 산후 조리 (san-hoo-joh-ri: post-natal or postpartum care). This time is taken into account to be essential for girls’s well being in the long run as a result of Koreans consider that ladies’s our bodies, significantly 골반 (gol-bahn: the pelvis) and different bones, want time to realign and heal from baby supply.
Throughout this time, Korean girls are strongly advisable to keep away from home chores or heavy bodily labor. In previous occasions, mattress relaxation was strongly advisable in the course of the 삼칠일 (sahm-chil-il: three weeks) after 출산, however at the moment’s medical doctors have been recommending a lightweight stage of bodily actions, akin to strolling.
Good diet and relaxation in a heat surroundings are strongly advisable presently. There are lots of completely different sorts of nutritious meals for brand new mothers. 미역국 (mi-yeok-gook: a seaweed soup) is likely one of the commonest 산후 조리 meals.
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Conventional Korean drugs has been educating Korean girls to keep away from consuming chilly water or chilly meals after 출산 (chool-sahn: childbirth) as a result of it’s believed that enamel and bones are vulnerable to being delicate to chilly after childbirth. Due to this fact, 산모 (sahn-mo: a lady after childbirth) is advisable to relaxation in a heat surroundings. Whereas they relaxation, 친정 엄마 (chin-jeong-um-ma: a mom who raises an individual) or 시어머니 (si-uh-muh-ni: a mom in regulation) will normally help a brand new mom and handle a child.
In trendy occasions in Korea, there are numerous care services for 산모 as a result of not everybody might get assist from their relations these days. In a care facility, medical medical doctors and different licensed specialists are current and facilitate the wellness of 산모 throughout 산후 조리. 산모 will get complete care from getting a top quality food plan, weight administration service, or different well being points after postpartum to even receiving child care lessons, and so forth.
2. 학원문화
Infants develop quick and so they finally get into a faculty system. As former president Obama talked about many occasions, 학구열 (hak-goo-yeol: schooling fever, ardor for examine) could be very excessive in Korea. Many Korean mother and father try to supply the very best quality studying surroundings for his or her youngsters financially and emotionally. As Korean society has been turning into extra numerous and embracing quite a lot of cultures, the facility of an elitism or 명문대 (myeong-moon-dae: privileged faculty) 지향주의 (jhyang-joo-eui: to the pursuit, an aspiration) is diminishing. Nevertheless, they nonetheless exist in Korean tradition.
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학원 문화 (hak-won-moon-hwa: the tradition of a personal academic institute) is pervasive within the Korean society. 학원 (haw-won: a personal academic institute) is an institute the place Korean college students carry out afterschool actions akin to artwork, music, bodily schooling. Nevertheless, it’s common to check specific topics akin to 국영수 (gook-young-soo: a time period for a topic of Korean, English and math). Basically, these topics are the vital standards to be admitted to higher-ranked universities. It isn’t unusual for Korean youngsters to day by day spend further hours in a few completely different 학원 after college. Elevating youngsters in Korea might be costlier in comparison with different international locations attributable to 사교육비 (sah-gyeo-yook-bi: expenditure of personal schooling).
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What did you consider these facets of Korean tradition? Have been you conscious that Korean girls get particular remedy after childbirth? I’ve at all times thought that Korean 산후 조리 tradition is exclusive from the opposite western cultures.
It usually fascinates me how rapidly Korean tradition is evolving. Issues I used to find out about Korea may not be as correct as I consider. Sooner or later, I’m planning to submit yet another entry about Korean tradition. Keep tuned!