South Korean Schools: Special Days



Figure 1.--Here is a Korean brother and sister on theFirst vDay of school. The boy is beginningb primary school. The girl is entering Kindergarten. The snapshot was taken in the 1970s. Notice the chin strap on the boy's hat.

There are a variety of special days in Korean schools. The first day of school is very important, especialy for children just beginning school. This was a major event in Japan where parents bought new suits for the occassion. There are many similarities between Japan and Korea, We do not know if the same first day tradition is followed in Korea. And of course graduation is a major milestone. There are also special days like sports days are holiday celebrations. We do not yet have much information about these days in Korea and how the children dress up. Of course at the uniform schools the children just wore their uniforms. We are less sure about the primary schools whre uniforms were not required.







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Created: 8:09 PM 7/17/2010
Last updated: 8:09 PM 7/17/2010