Why Do Koreans Celebrate CNY and Mid-autumn Festival While They are not Chinese?

[eno_lc]

Why not? Chinese own lunar new year and autumn season?

 

[Moonoomoo8]

What this? Look nice

I tot Thailand wd celebrate Chinese New Year, since they got Thai Chinese peepur in their Chinatowns. Weirdly enuf, when I went Bangkok and Hatyai back then, there were lion and dragon dances, but shops were still open.

not only Chinese, 40% Thais have Chinese blood. A number of Thai PMs are half or quarter Chinese.

 

[greentiger]

Nice .

 

[MatrixFanatic]

That’s because the Chinese were the best - literally the cradle of all things East Asian.

Fun fact: Japanese are taught that figures like Confucius, Lao Tze, are Japanese. I won’t be surprised it’s the same in Korea.

 

[greentiger]

 

[radish]

kor jap last time they were invaded and were either direct territory or vassal states of china at different periods in history.

china was cultural centre naturally they have huge influence just as today ppl here celebrate christmas bec of western influence.

 

[Shaibaba87]

Anyone knowz the answer to this?