Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is a major holiday observed in South Korea and North Korea every year on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. This three-day harvest festival is similar to the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and is an important public holiday in South Korea. During Chuseok, people travel to their hometowns to pay respect to their ancestors by visiting and cleaning their graves, as well as performing special memorial rites. Families gather for celebratory meals that include traditional foods such as songpyeon (rice cake), hangwa (traditional confectionery), japchae (noodles), and bulgogi (grilled marinated beef). Folk games are also played to celebrate the arrival of autumn and the good harvest. While Chuseok is an ancient holiday celebrated long before the division of Korea, in North Korea, the tradition has been revived more recently and is observed with less prominence due to travel restrictions.