Korea, Social Life and Customs

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes records for the years 100-2015.

These records include a collection of social life and customs from Korea. The text is in Korean, written with Chinese hanja characters. For translation tools, see the section titled For Help Reading These Records. Ancestors are based on the male family line. Children are raised to believe they can never repay their debt to their parents, hence the popularity of ancestor worship and the importance of genealogy records. They hold ancestral ceremonies for the previous three generations (parents, grandparents, and great grandparents) several times a year, particularly on Chusok and New Year's Day. Genealogies and family histories are created because of the great cultural importance of family and lineage. Children are taught that the actions of one family member reflect on the rest of the family. Marriage also is thought of as a union of two families and a means to ensure the continuity of the husband's family line. This collection is being published as images become available.

Reading These Records

These records are in Korean. For help reading these records, see the following resources:

• South Korean Language and Languages
• Korean names
• Korean Genealogy guide

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Social life and customs records

• Family name of your ancestor (성)
• Town, Village or City location for your ancestor (동, 면 or 시)
• Province and County names to assist you in identifying your ancestor (도, 시 or 군)

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  Social Life and Customs