PHOTOS: Students learn seasonal kimchi-making ritual at event in Seoul

SEOUL, November 28 (AJP) - Students had a valuable opportunity to learn how to make kimchi at an event in Seoul on Thursday.

Hosted by the National Folk Museum of Korea, the event, which coincided with Ipdong, the start of winter by the lunar calendar, was arranged to teach children about South Korea's seasonal ritual of kimjang, the process of making and preserving kimchi in preparation for the long, cold winter season.

Kimjang, the country's traditional culture of collective kimchi-making was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013.

Students pose with kimchi they made during a traditional food education program at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov 28 2024 AJP Kim Dong-woo — Students make kimchi at an event at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

Students prepare ingredients during a traditional kimjang program at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov 28 2024 AJP Kim Dong-woo — Students make kimchi at an event at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

A student applies red pepper paste to cabbage leaves during a kimjang education program at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov 28 2024 AJP Kim Dong-woo — Students make kimchi at an event at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

Students participate in a traditional kimjang-making class at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov 28 2024 AJP Kim Dong-woo — Students make kimchi at an event at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Nov. 28, 2024. AJP Kim Dong-woo

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PHOTOS: Students learn seasonal kimchi-making ritual at event in Seoul

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