A Korean Children’s Day programme will be held from eleven am to 12:30 pm Apr third at the East Fishkill Community Library
In the interactive programme, presented by the Dutchess County humanities Council Folks humanities Programme and members of the Korean community, players will find out more about Korean children’s culture. Featured activities include playing conventional Korean children’s games like kongki noli ( a version of jacks traditionally played by girls ) and yun nori ( a board game that utilises wooden sticks in the place of dice ).
Also on tap is making paper crafts, finding out about children’s social customs like bowing to elders, and tasting Korean nibbles like mandu ( tasty dumplings ) and bori cha ( roasted barley tea ). Young adults from the local Korean community will lead kids in the activities. The humanities Council’s Korean Children’s Day is an element of a series exploring how folk from nations whose populations are represented in the mid-Hudson Valley celebrate and honour their kids. At every event, members of the specific cultural groups engage youngsters in interactive activities. Prior programs in this series included a Japanese Children’s Day, a Russian Children’s Day and an India Children’s Day.
In South Korea, Children’s Day is held May five. On that day moms and pops might give their youngsters gifts and take them on excursions to zoos or museums. General Assembly endorsed that all nations institute a Universal Children’s Day. The directive has been translated in a number of ways internationally. Whether or not it is a countrywide vacation or a community-based party, Children’s Day festivities are a chance to find out more about children’s folklore, including games, rhymes, songs and other kinds of child’s play. The East Fishkill Community Library is at 348 Route 376.
The humanities Council Folks humanities Programme researches and presents the humanities and customs that form the various cultural heritages of the mid-Hudson Valley.
Through academic public programs, the Folks humanities Programme translates the traditions of ethnic, occupational and non secular groups in the area. The programme is open to proposals about the way to help in celebrating different heritages.
