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Describe a unique festival/holiday/celebration/custom you have experienced or heard of.






 * Chuseok Holiday-Gun Hee Choi**
 * A unique festival that I have experienced is Chuseok Holiday. Chuseok is held in South Korea, and lasts for three days. It is held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. During Chuseok, Koreans visit their hometown and hold a feast of traditional Korean food. In their hometown, people also hold worship rituals for their ancestors. Koreans play folk games on Chuseok to celebrate the coming of Autumn and band plays music.**



What are some interesting folktales/fables/fairy tales/legends you’ve heard? ====Cinderella -Ashley Lee #40- Once upon a time, there was a girl named cinderella who lived happily with her father. When her father remarried and passed away, her step mother and sisters mistreated her every day. When an invitation to the ball from the prince came, cinderella was not allowed to go but clean. A fairy godmother appeared in front of her, and she used magic so that cinderella could go to the ball. The godmother warned cinderella that she needed to arrive home before 12. When cinderella arrived, she met the prince and they fell in love. When it was almost 12 cinderella ran home leaving a glass slipper behind. The prince was heartbroken and went to find her with the shoe she left behind. All the girls of the town tried on the shoe but failed. When the prince found the real cinderella, they left the town and lived happily ever after. ====


 * Beauty and the Beast-Gun Hee Choi**

Once upon a time, in France, there was a prince. That prince was selfish, haughty, and enough to give the Devil himself fits. One day, an enchantress disguised as a beggar gave the prince a rose in exchange for a night's stay. When the prince turned her away, the enchantress cast a spell on the prince, turning him into a wild Beast and turning his servants into furniture. She gave him a mirror that could enable the Beast to see faraway things, and the rose, she told him, will bloom until his twenty-first birthday. Before that time is up, he must find someone he loves, and that someone must love him back, or else he will remain a Beast for life. Wild with despair, the Beast scratches his self-portrait on the wall. Years later, in town, Belle, the main character, went to the library to get her favorite book. The librarian said if she liked that book, she could have it. She thanked the librarian and headed home. In the shadows, a buff hunter called Gaston watched Belle. Back at home, Belle greets her father Maurice. He had invented a new machine, which chops wood at command. He heads to town to show it off, but takes a wrong turn halfway and goes to the woods. The horse was scared by wolves and ran off, while Maurice went into the Beast's castle. He was greeted by Luminere, a candle, Cogsworth, a clock, and Mrs. Pott and her son Chip, who was a teapot and a teacup. Unfortunately, the Beast found Maurice "snooping around," and locked him in the dungeon. Meanwhile, Belle heard that her father is missing, and went into the woods. She entered the Beast's castle, and found her father. The Beast then showed up, and Belle offered to stay in exchange for her father's freedom. The Beast agreed, and let Maurice go. Maurice immediately reported to Gaston and his cronies that Belle was trapped in a castle. Gaston went to rescue Belle. Meanwhile, Belle tried to run when the Beast spots her in his room, but was attacked by wolves. The Beast arrived and saved her, and she nursed his wounds. They had dinner and finished with a dance in the ballroom. Afterwards, Belle was invited into the Beast's room, and he showed her the mirror. Belle then saw her father lost in the woods. With only hours before the rose wilted, the Beast agreed to let her go. He also gave her the mirror. On the way home with her father, she was intercepted by Gaston, who was going to kill the Beast. He imprisoned her and Maurice, but Cogsworth let them out. In the castle, Gaston and the Beast were engaged in a heated brawl. The Beast showed Gaston mercy, and went to the castle's roof with Belle. He was about to kiss her, when Gaston stabbed him from behind. He then lost his footing and fell to his doom. Belle said she loved the Beast right before the last petal dropped from the rose. The Beast was brought back to life, and he became human. The prince danced with Belle in his ballroom, while Maurice and the castle servants watched. They then lived happily ever after.

Jena Sohn 1. Red riding hood 2. Goldilocks and the three bears 3. The three little pigs 4. Sleeping beauty 5. Snow white and the seven dwarfs 6. Hansel and Gretel 7. Cinderella 8. Jack and the bean stalk 9. Rapunzel 10. The Little Mermaid

Legends and Folklore-Matthew Kim #34

Hera and Zeus had a young child named Hercules. Hera and Zeus were gods and goddess of greek mythology. Hercules earned his strength and powers from being breast fed by Hera. Hercules became slightly immortal. While Hera was breast feeding Hercules, a messenger told Hera that Hercules is not the son of Hera, but of a mortal woman. Therefore, Hera stopped breast feeding Hercules and her breast milk scattered into the sky. This is one of the many ideas of how Milky Way Galaxy came about. Later on, Hercules had children and a wife. Hera was still enraged about how Hercules is the son of a mortal woman. Thus, Hera made Hercules insane; he killed his all his children and wife. Next, Hercules had to complete twelve labors to atone for his wrong doings.

The Twelve Labors: 1. Killing the Nemean Lion 2. Killing the Lernian Hydra 3. Fetching the Erymanthian boar 4. Capture of the Hind of Keryneia 5. Driving out the Stymphalian birds 6. Cleaning the Augean stables 7. Capture of the Cretan bull 8. Taming the horses of Diomedes 9. Fetching the girdle of the Amazon Hippolyte 10. Fetching the oxen of Geryon 11. Brining Kerberos from the Underworld 12. Fetching the Golden Apples of Hesperides

Afterwards, he was given place among the gods for his feats, and was able to become immortal.

Other famous legends and folklore include: 1.Beowulf 2.Brothers Grimm 3.Robin Hood ..and many others