| Chilseok | |
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 Gyeonu and Jiknyeo about to part, as depicted in a Goguryeo mural painting from the Tokhung-ri Tomb, 408 CE. | |
| Date | 7th day of the 7th lunar month |
| 2023 date | 22 August |
| 2024 date | 10 August |
| Chilseok | |
| Hangul | 칠석 |
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| Hanja | 七夕 |
| Revised Romanization | Chilseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ilsŏk |
Chilseok (Korean: 칠석; lit. Seventh Evening) is a Korean traditional festival which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Korean lunisolar calendar, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. Chilseok is a period where the heat starts to dwindle and the Wet season begins, and the rain that falls during this period is called Chilseok water. As pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons start to flourish during this period, people traditionally offered fried pumpkins to the Big Dipper.