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Here are links to interesting articles.

Ajummas: Chosun Ilbo 10/21/06
Bell Ringing: Korea Times 2/1/07 (ceremony)
Bokjory (hand-woven rice sifter): Dong-A Ilbo 2/12/07
Blood Type: JoongAng Daily 9/3/06 (ice breaker)
Brassware: JoongAng Daily 2/5/08 (Brass adds a touch of polish to local dining)
Bumping Trees: JoongAng Daily 10/15/06 (Korean myth)
Brunch: Korea Times 2/22/07 (new concept to Koreans)
Calligraphy: JoongAng Daily 2/27/07 (Chusa-style)
Campaign Banners: JoongAng Daily 11/13/05 (monthly campaigns)
Cheomgaje (fuel additive): JoongAng Daily 10/30/05 (illegal additive)
Chuseok: Chosun Ilbo 9/21/07 (A Guide to the Chuseok Ancestral Memorial Service)
Colors: JoongAng Daily 4/2/07 (significance of green and white)
Cultural Property: JoongAng Daily 1/22/07 (tangible or intangible)
Dancing: JoongAng Daily 2/26/07 (dancing places)
Divorce: JoongAng Daily 3/8/07 (prevention)
Drinking: JoongAng Daily 1/12/07 (drinking menu set); JoongAng Daily 11/12/06 (etiquette)
Driving: JoongAng Daily 1/16/06 (intersection rules)
Education: KBS World 1/2/08 (Change in School Enrollment Eligibility Cutoff)
Eunjangdo (silver knife): JoongAng Daily 3/12/07 (history)
Face Reading (gwansang): JoongAng Daily 2/5/06 (ears)
Family Relation Register: KBS World 1/3/08 (replaces hoju system)
First Full Moon Day (Chongwol Taeborum): Korea Times 3/1/07 (traditional holiday) ; Korea Times 2/28/07 (festivals)
Firsts in Korean History: Korea Times 12/14/06
Flowers: Joong Ang Daily 4/10/05 (national flower)
Foreigners: Chosun Ilbo 2/1/07 (foreign investors); Chosun Ilbo 1/30/07 (bias against foreigners)
Garbage: JoongAng Daily 1/29/07 (unattended garbage); JoongAng Daily 12/11/05 (trash cans) ; JoongAng Daily 12/12/04 (wasted leftover food)
Gisaeng: Korea Times 7/12/07 (Hanbok); Korea Times 11/25/06; Chosun Ilbo 10/24/06
"Gold Miss": Chosun Ilbo 1/10/07
Gojoseon Kingdom: Dong-A Ilbo 2/24/07 (history)
Haenyeo (women divers): JoongAng Daily 11/8/07 (Old women divers and the deep sea)
Hair: JoongAng Daily 3/26/07 (different types of hair perms)
Hangeul: Chosun Ilbo 2/22/07 (romanization pratfalls)
Hanging Fish: JoongAng Daily 1/7/07 (protection for a new home)
Homes: JoongAng Daily 4/2/07 (hanok-a traditional Korean home); JoongAng Daily 12/18/05 (apartment living)
Horse meat: Chosun Ilbo 11/20/06
Jipsin (traditional straw sandals): JoongAng Daily 3/6/05 (history)
Jjimjibang (dry sauna): JoongAng Daily 8/7/05 (socializing place)

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