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I went to ?? ( Going to your ancestor's grave and offer a short ceremony to them) with my family, more actually with my father and mother without my bloody brother hadn't joined us. Mind you I don't blame him at all.

You can see Chinese letters on the black stone up on the grave. Do not think of Korean use Chinese a lot in their language the fact wouldn't inspire you at all. You need to learn neither reading nor writing Chinese letters. To be fair there are lots I can't read and understand either.




Chinese is a kind of language mostly used in Korea even Japan so long time ago like most my generation got to learn English as a international tool these day. Course my parents don't know English like I don't concern Chinese. That's why I am scared of Chinese economical boost-up who knows I might go to China to do volunteering job as like I went to England. bloody Hell.

" Kim Family's Grave" read statement on the black stone.

My grandfather and grandmother and my uncle in my father's line is already there. Also there are space for my parents and the other uncle's and aunt's. You might think how hell of big it is!
Recently most of Korean cremate dead person due to incapacity of the area for burying

Do you see some fruits and some...stuffs on the small marble table? There are one bottle of ? and ? (Korean pancake mixed with meat and vegetables then fried) When we go to ?? we bring some food and ?. We think or believe in the ancestors will come up or come down to the ceremony and have some food. I thought it's is totally dependent on what ancestor liked when they lived.So we decided to give them......



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