To those who read this book
Preview

Part 1: The Meaning and Customs of Holidays
1.
Traditional Korean holidays
2.
Lunar and solar calendars

Part 2: Korea's Three Major Holidays
1.
new year
2.
Dano
3.
Chuseok

Part 3: Remaining holiday customs
1.
First full moon of the lunar year and five-grain rice
2.
Korean ancestral rites and cold food
3.
Dongji Red Bean Porridge and New Calendar

Part 4: Stories about the Holidays
1.
The Lunar New Year Story: The Luminous Ghost Who Steals Shoes
2.
The Story of the First Full Moon of the Lunar New Year: The Medicinal Food Offered to the Crow
3.
Chuseok Story: The King Who Wants to Eat Songpyeon

References
Word list

This book is for foreigners studying Korean.

We've created a reading book that will help you improve your Korean skills while having fun reading.
It was created for foreigners studying in Korea, foreigners preparing for the Korean Language Proficiency Test, overseas Koreans whose primary language is not Korean, and parents and children from multicultural families learning Korean.

It's tailored to your Korean reading level.

We have rewritten widely read literary works in Korea to suit the abilities of Korean language learners.
We've adjusted the words and sentences to your reading level and explained the meanings of difficult words.
You can read without any problems even if you come across unfamiliar words.
Reading levels are divided into three levels.
You can choose a book that suits you and read it.

You can find all sentence forms in Korean.

There are 100 volumes in total.
It contains a variety of materials, including old tales, myths, classic novels, modern novels, fairy tales, poetry, essays, plays, scenarios, and letters.
You can also meet great Korean figures and aspects of Korean society today.
As you read each book, your Korean language skills will improve, allowing you to read more advanced books with ease.

You can learn Korean language and culture together.
It is designed to provide a broad understanding of Korean history and culture.
In the 50 volumes of 'Read This First ★', we have carefully selected illustrations and photos that can serve as background knowledge for the book.
The 50 volumes of 'Books to Read Later ★★' and 'Books to Read at the End ★★★' are richly filled with famous Korean figures and various aspects of Korean society.
It will serve as a foundation for a concrete understanding and further development of Korea's past, present, and future.