It is Parents Day today or 아버이날. One of the famous portals in Korea DAUM'S has a theme today which says: 부모님, 사랑합니다! (Title of this post). Another portal NAVER says: 사랑 합니다, 고맙습니다! ( I Love You and Thank You!) - they also have a beautiful animation with a wonderful music. Google Korea is also celebrating the day by having carnations on its opening page via google doodle.
Parents Day is a Confucian tradition, thousand of years old and it is about filial piety. Today carnations are given to the parents alongside a gift to thank them for their unconditional support, love and selflessness. To thanks them for their patience and their sacrifices. Hence, families get-together and celebrate it in their own way but the government has also made a special arrangement to open- for-free (no tickets) many places including parks and museums etc. A lot of companies and hotels have special packages and promotions for this day to market and cash-in the Parents Day by providing an opportunity to enjoy it in a slightly different way than usual.
One day or one life is not enough to thank parents but it is more of a realization of the importance of having them around in thick and thin and to be grateful about it. I personally loved the idea and the way its celebrated when I first came to Korea but then we have seen it in different forms and shapes around the world - like Mother's Day or Father's Day. Almost all the countries and religions have a tradition of paying respects to the parents (both living and dead) and the importance of having a family but we keep forgetting it or we keep on taking it for granted unless it is too late. This idea is beyond age groups, race, religion, ethnicity or geography. It it something that unites humanity and it is beautiful because we are so divided today that hardly anything or any idea is agreed upon universally.
On this auspicious day, I pay my respects to all parents across the world.
Happy Parents Day: love you all!
Parents Day is a Confucian tradition, thousand of years old and it is about filial piety. Today carnations are given to the parents alongside a gift to thank them for their unconditional support, love and selflessness. To thanks them for their patience and their sacrifices. Hence, families get-together and celebrate it in their own way but the government has also made a special arrangement to open- for-free (no tickets) many places including parks and museums etc. A lot of companies and hotels have special packages and promotions for this day to market and cash-in the Parents Day by providing an opportunity to enjoy it in a slightly different way than usual.
One day or one life is not enough to thank parents but it is more of a realization of the importance of having them around in thick and thin and to be grateful about it. I personally loved the idea and the way its celebrated when I first came to Korea but then we have seen it in different forms and shapes around the world - like Mother's Day or Father's Day. Almost all the countries and religions have a tradition of paying respects to the parents (both living and dead) and the importance of having a family but we keep forgetting it or we keep on taking it for granted unless it is too late. This idea is beyond age groups, race, religion, ethnicity or geography. It it something that unites humanity and it is beautiful because we are so divided today that hardly anything or any idea is agreed upon universally.
On this auspicious day, I pay my respects to all parents across the world.
Happy Parents Day: love you all!
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