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- dedicated to the memorial services in honor of the Joseon dynasty kings and ... Korean kings and queens, the excellent state of preservation of the shire complex ...6 KB (863 words) - 19:53, 4 May 2024
- Geom-mu refers to a traditional sword dance practiced in Korea. Korean ... Geom-mu originated during the later portion of the Three Kingdoms ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- #039;s university in central Seoul, South Korea. One of the city's largest ... they had received an invitation to come to Korea as teachers, not missionaries ...11 KB (1,562 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- Gagaku (literally "elegant music") is a type of Japanese ... and gagaku was performed in the homes of the aristocracy, but rarely ...5 KB (702 words) - 03:46, 18 April 2024
- tournament held every two years in South Korea. The eight-team event, began ... by Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church, who ...12 KB (1,783 words) - 07:06, 23 November 2022
- Yejong of Goryeo (1079 - 1122) was the 16th emperor of the Korean ... King Yejong was a great patron of Daoism, preferring its precepts ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 00:57, 17 April 2023
- quot; in Japanese) (617 – 686), was one of the leading philosophers, writers ... With his life spanning the end of the Three Kingdoms period and the ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 14:59, 17 April 2023
- archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major ... respect to their ancestors and share a feast of Korean traditional food such ...17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most ... Kimchi has been a mainstay of Korean culture for over 2,000 years ...18 KB (2,571 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- research university in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1946. SNU, the ... Seoul National University's history presents a cross-section ...21 KB (2,854 words) - 19:48, 21 April 2023
- *For the history of the Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The History of South Korea formally begins with the establishment ...21 KB (3,199 words) - 11:47, 1 February 2024
- South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to ... to have been the author of the phrase "Information Superhighway ...12 KB (1,818 words) - 01:11, 11 November 2022
- commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- in addition to their birth name. In the case of Jeon Yak-yong, he received ... As professor Michael Kalton said that it is not only the volume of ...14 KB (2,321 words) - 07:14, 31 July 2022
- Korean) were a well-educated scholarly class of male Confucian scholars who ... The yangban tradition of a close network based on education, teachers ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 10:10, 22 May 2023
- The Progressive Movement in Korea began in 1873, just prior to the ... Korea has sometimes been described as a shrimp between two whales ...29 KB (4,382 words) - 23:06, 30 November 2022
- ::This article is about the traditional culture of Korea. For the ... The traditional culture of Korea has its mythical beginnings 5000 ...29 KB (4,255 words) - 06:48, 11 January 2024
- Bribery is a crime involving a sum of money or an item given in order ... offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence ...16 KB (2,479 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- /) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ... The university formally established in January, 1957 through the union ...28 KB (3,704 words) - 21:29, 4 June 2023
- denotes Russians citizens and/or residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin ... The Sakhalin Koreans experienced slaughter at the hands of the Russians ...39 KB (5,508 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- is held vertically like a recorder, instead of transversely like the Western ... the shakuhachi was used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings, usually ... as a solo instrument as well as being part of a larger section or entity ...26 KB (3,682 words) - 21:00, 26 February 2023
- One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ... The New York City Ballet was the brain-child of Lincoln Kirstein, ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums ... in recent years as the central instrument of large drum ensembles called ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- from there along the Silk Road to China, Korea and Japan. The technique ... confused with Canton enamel, a similar type of enamel work that is painted ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- Liturgical music is a form of music originating as a part of religious ... The qualities that create the distinctive character of liturgical ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- Teriyaki (照り焼き, テリヤキ) is a method of Japanese cooking ... Most of the well-known dishes of modern Japanese cuisine appeared ...6 KB (957 words) - 14:46, 30 April 2023
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- August 660 C.E.), a kingdom in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula originally ... Onjo of Baekje, the son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong, founded ...27 KB (3,640 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated ... Aztec and Mesoamerican roots. The Day of the Dead is widely observed ...19 KB (2,926 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
- Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans ... influenced by Chinese art and the exchange of cultural influences between ...22 KB (3,315 words) - 22:03, 5 January 2024
- A still life is a work of art depicting inanimate subject matter, ... Traditionally, some of the objects in a still life were likely to ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 18:01, 21 October 2022
- on Easter Sunday, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... Overcoming the odds of poverty, racism and the loss of her father ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 23:31, 1 September 2023
- The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- today for his long and successful tenure as music director of the Cleveland ... The primary aspect of the art of conducting can be said to be bringing ...18 KB (2,787 words) - 21:10, 18 October 2022
- Chopsticks are a pair of small even-length tapered sticks used as ... The widespread use in Asian restaurants of disposable chopsticks made ...24 KB (3,847 words) - 17:19, 10 December 2023
- involve movements that are a combination of difficult feats of balance ... flips, and other tricks to entertain large groups of people. ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 05:38, 15 June 2023
- ("one-pot") style. It consists of thinly-sliced beef, tofu, ito ... Generally sukiyaki is a dish for the colder days of the year and it ...7 KB (1,137 words) - 21:42, 26 February 2023
- was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Two of the themes that dominate his ... Jews had grown disillusioned as a result of the failed messianism of the ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 00:12, 4 December 2023
- Korean literature is the body of literature produced in Korea or by ... The development of Korean Literature is quite unique due to the creation ...33 KB (5,273 words) - 00:25, 8 May 2021
- Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style of realistic ... What began as an attempt to depict a new kind of art later became ...14 KB (2,117 words) - 21:49, 30 January 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- but most often middle schools consist of sixth, seventh, and eighth ... rise and the social and biological changes of puberty affect the students ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 17:33, 9 November 2022
- for people to gather for the purpose of drinking tea, often combined ... The form of a tea house or room varies considerably, just as the occasions ...29 KB (4,641 words) - 04:37, 27 February 2023
- Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. It has ... The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- 1911 until his death in 1950. He was one of the most popular entertainers ... Jolson is best known today for his appearance in one of the first ...14 KB (2,198 words) - 04:22, 17 June 2023
- Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces ... theories hold that they may have been a way of transmitting information, while ...25 KB (3,776 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
- by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...41 KB (6,235 words) - 19:26, 13 March 2024
- The harmonica's first large-scale success came at the hands of ... The harmonica is used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical ...28 KB (4,396 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- from Akkord—"musical chord, concord of sounds") ... are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven ...52 KB (7,685 words) - 01:50, 27 February 2024
- Historically, Japan experienced periods of intense cultural and political ... While Western philosophy is closely related to conceptual components ...28 KB (4,111 words) - 09:55, 1 April 2024
- 28, 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.) is one of the world's foremost exemplary ... Confucius taught personal and public morality, correctness of social ...28 KB (4,530 words) - 19:00, 15 May 2020
- Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- techniques, such as pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions; ... In ballet, the expressive, disciplined movement of the human body ...26 KB (3,932 words) - 16:13, 30 August 2023
- Sima Qian (c. 145 B.C.E. – 90 B.C.E.) was a prefect of the Grand ... Sima Qian’s style of writing was easy to read, full of humor and ...11 KB (1,813 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- occur when different individuals or groups of people meet and exchange aspects ... Probably one of the first academic accounts of the process of acculturation ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 01:13, 10 April 2021
- Crown twice. He had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and ... . He has the highest career batting average of anyone with 500 or more home ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- represent its content or origins. The act of creating a counterfeit is called ... This is especially true of digital recordings of music and movies ...20 KB (2,953 words) - 08:32, 10 January 2024
- is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each. It is widely ... on artificial turf, with a goal at each end of the field. The object of the ...38 KB (6,157 words) - 21:43, 30 January 2023
- Eastern) dragon. Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative ... dragon is benevolent and powerful, bringer of good fortune. Its image was ...21 KB (3,271 words) - 17:03, 10 December 2023
- ), were an essential part of the Chinese government administration ... == History of Imperial Examinations == [[Image:Palastexamen-SongDynastie ...21 KB (3,072 words) - 15:27, 4 February 2023
- North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- end. Therefore history is not a series of accidents or merely the story ... ==The Goal of History== The goal of history is restoration or "re ...26 KB (3,993 words) - 02:18, 18 April 2023
- and athletic ability and the ability of the racer to manage pain. Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Russia, Sweden, the Czech ...27 KB (4,168 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
- Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea ... over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 14:00, 3 May 2024
- Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of skilled ... became unpopular. However, the value of on the job training and practical ...23 KB (3,363 words) - 15:55, 11 August 2023
- Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 04:23, 11 March 2023
- The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- as a score—that is based on accomplishment of tasks set within the game. ... However, with the popular use of the term "video game," ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- danse 1874.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An artifact of "high culture": a ... or to honor), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic ...40 KB (5,823 words) - 13:34, 4 July 2023
- Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken;Okinawan: Uchinā) is one ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...37 KB (5,344 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- Online shopping is the process of researching and purchasing products ... ” and pays with a credit card or some form of electronic payment. The products ...28 KB (4,204 words) - 00:40, 18 November 2022
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...22 KB (3,230 words) - 04:37, 11 March 2023
- Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. ... The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation ...33 KB (4,723 words) - 14:30, 29 March 2024
- seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (中華絃樂噐 ... While certain rules of acoustics were followed in the construction ...45 KB (6,609 words) - 01:21, 15 July 2023
- ; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ... Age" in contrast to the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and World ...38 KB (5,417 words) - 23:52, 28 April 2023
- was an American-born French entertainer, and international star of ... 3, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carrie McDonald. Her father ...20 KB (3,016 words) - 07:39, 27 February 2023
- Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisureCategory:Performing arts ... Lion dance (s=舞狮|t=舞獅|p=wǔshī) is a form of traditional ...24 KB (3,959 words) - 00:19, 5 September 2023
- later use. Mochi is used to make a variety of traditional Japanese sweets ... called kagami mochi (mirror mochi), formed of two spheres of mochi, one on ...16 KB (2,504 words) - 12:55, 10 March 2023
- participants disrobe and sit in temperatures of over 176°F/80°C . This induces ... wood smoke aroma still lingered and was part of the cleansing ritual. This ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
- and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...29 KB (4,012 words) - 08:43, 18 March 2024
- meaning “to serve”; a samurai is the retainer of a lord. spiritual ethos. Almost all the key leaders of the Meiji Restoration were ...49 KB (7,556 words) - 03:06, 23 December 2022
- South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...34 KB (4,744 words) - 15:36, 4 February 2023
- island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the most populous ... from the United Kingdom after decades of colonial rule. Nigeria re-achieved ...37 KB (5,342 words) - 16:58, 5 June 2023
- Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is an emirate in the Middle ... long, and is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut in the United States. ...34 KB (4,939 words) - 21:09, 14 April 2023
- Tibetan art, or “Himalayan art,” refers to the art of Tibet and ... Tibetan visual art consists primarily of murals, thangka (painted religious ...39 KB (5,852 words) - 23:25, 30 April 2023
- "Kan-Yu" which means 'The Law of Heaven and Earth.’ ... Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement ...33 KB (4,875 words) - 13:00, 21 January 2023
- scientist, astronomer, and mathematician of the Ming Dynasty. Born in Shanghai ... texts, including the first six chapters of Euclid’s Elements, into Chinese ...16 KB (2,411 words) - 14:32, 20 May 2023
- Fleming were among the most beloved athletes of their respective generations ... Skating Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the European ...29 KB (4,650 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... world not holding elections. A long period of political stability has been ...30 KB (4,444 words) - 04:42, 22 November 2023
- The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... and nineteenth centuries as well as a base of British economic exploitation ...28 KB (3,913 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- Raku (樂) or Rakuyaki (樂焼き) is a form of Japanese pottery characterized ... tea ceremony influenced the artistic style of Raku potters in Japan. For ...18 KB (2,882 words) - 00:27, 8 December 2022
