Customs+arts+traditions+and+entertainment

**North Korea!**. __**Movies**__: Pulgasari, Hong Kil dong, Missione finale Han nyeohaksaengeui, ilgi, Empress Chung and Kotpanum Chonio. month that starts off the New Year. During this period, people plan the year ahead of them and read their fortunes for the year. **__Chuseok__**- It is one of the four main festivals of north korea. They do 4 different things **__Bulcho-__**is the tradition of cutting the weeds around one's ancestral graves. Chare- Families gather together and pay their respects to their ancestors. **__Ganggangsulle__**- Women dance around at a specific place. **__Gama fight__**- Two groups play and try to snactch or destroy another players sedan chair. __**Food**__ - Kimchi is North Koreas best known food. It is served at almost every meal It has a very spicey taste but people seem to like it an tourist seem to miss it when they go back to their home country, Koreans often make rice cakes, it is popular around north and south korea, They make rice cakes in happy and tragic times.
 * Customs, Traditions, Arts and Entertainment of North and South Korea**.
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2.)How is culture developed and changed? Chinese culture spread into Korea in several different ways. At times china ruled some parts of North Korea and whenever there was turmoil in China refugees would flee to Korea bringing their customs to them. Also Buddhist missionaries carried Mahayana traditions and other Chinese ideas to Korea. Koreans also went to study in China and brought back Chinese achievements and political and social ideas. Koreans adapted Chinese ideas to their own beliefs. The age of imperialism put Korea in a new struggle. As Japan modernized Korea they introduced technological advances and changed Korean culture.

3.)Do belief systems unite or divide? In 1945 Koreans celebrated the Japanese defeat in World War ll. As the war ended the US and Soviet Union decided that Korea should regain its independence. Both sent troops to Korea. The Soviet Union controlled the north and the US controlled the south. Cold war rivalries led to the permanent division of Korea. I believe they divide but some can unite.

Own Question:

Has culture shaped the country how it is today? Culture has shaped the Koreas greatly. Many shows and plays have been played throughout Korea. Also, bright colors along with dragons and other mytholigical creatures are a big part in parades and ceremonies. Koreas crafts and paintings are most recongnized throught the world. Koreas foods have given other countries ideas with their bright colors and healthy life style.

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