It was the last day of marie story and we went to National Folk Museum. First we went to see the section of korean history. We saw beautiful inlaid celadons which everyone agreed the bluish green color was really pretty. We each told others secret stories they knew about the ancient items like chojodaejangyeong got burnt by the mongolians. It was kinda fun. We told Joanne our malaysian teacher too. And she agreed on some of the sad stories and angry ones like france not returning the Jikji. And japanese capturing the celadon makers to their country.

  Then we started of to the second section which is the daily life of koreans. There was spring, summer, autumn, winter. In the spring they usually prepare to farm. They make the ground softer after the cold winter. In summer the plants grow. They make summer clothings by using ramie and hemp. We saw hanbok too and it was really fashionable. I wanted to wear it. For autumn, it is harvest time. Celebrate for a good year of crop. And they also repair the house to prepare for winter. And in winter it's hard to find vegetables so the women store of Kimchi for the whole winter. We call it 'Kimjang'. They put the kimchi into a big pot and put them underground for good fermentation.

  The last section was about a koreans life from beginning to end. First they have the big ceremony of coming of age. Men tied their hair as a topknot. Women rolled their hair and fixed it with a long hairpin called Binyeo. After that is the ceremony of getting married. The couple does not meet until the very wedding day. It was mostly held at the bride's house. Marriages were usually aranged by their parents. Then there is sucess in life. Most men of noblity passes the state examination. A person who passed the state exam put a flower on his head. He was a person to be proud of in the family. And koreans also celebrate when you get to be sixty because in the old days people didn't live that much long so when you get sixty it means you lived a long life. The table was piled up with rice cakes and all sorts of food. Nowadays people celerate their seventieth birthday too. And then there is Jesa too. It is a kind of a memorial service. The procedures are very strict.

  There so many stuff to see today and it wasn't even cold today. I really liked it and now that it's over I already miss all the friends and teachers. I hope this place could be a good memory for me.