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Korean Cinderella

Pear Blossom was treated. ** ** Pear blossom never gave up on herself she always knew one day something good would happen in her life. One day Pear Blossom went to her village to gather up rice in the field for the festival ​their was not a single blade of rice. Then she saw an ox and when she looked in her basket there was fruit and honey candy she bowed and said thank you. On her way back home her should got stuck inbetween some rocks when she hear a shout. " Make way! Make way for the magistrate, Pear Blossom got very scared and ran away with only one of her shoes the Magistrate caught a glance of her beauty and wanted to marry her. The Magistrate followed Pear Blossom to the festival in the village and the magistrate said " Who wears this shoe will become my bride" and they lived happily ever after.(:**
 * Long ago in Korea, lived a family who always dreamed of having a daughter. When that day came her mother and father planted a pear blossom tree and decided to name their daughter Pear Blossom because of the tree also to symbolize Pear Blossom’s birth. Pear Blossom had [[image:http://www.sunprairiepubliclibrary.org/images/KoreanCinderella.jpg align="right"]]beautiful long black hair and was the most prettiest girl in their village. They were such a happy family until Pear Blossom’s mother died, and then things went down hill. Pear Blossom’s father remarried to an evil woman, she treated Pear Blossom poorly because her own daughter was very ugly and Pear Blossom was beautiful. The stepmother made Pear Blossom do impossible tasks; out of jelousy but with help of togkabis they helped her succeed. The stepmother would not let Pear Blossom go out of the house to much because of her  **** beauty and she was embarrassed of her own daughter of how ugly she was. Pear Blossom’s dad was never home and wasn’t interested in how

Religion- Buddhist Population- 47,817,000 Capital- Seoul government style- Rebublican President- Lee Myung- bak prime minister- Han Seung Soo National Holiday- Liberation Day, August 15 Korean Festivals

Koreas long history, agrarian culture, and a mix of religions provide a multitude of different festivals and holidays throughout the year. Some festivals are held after the Luner Calender, and some are more regional than others. Most of these festivals are very colorful and have specific customs and unique characteristics.

​ Korean Clothing Tradition Korean clothing has been worn sice about 57 B.C. The top is called a jeogori it is a blouse like with sleeves with the mens version being longer. The women wear skirts called chima while men wear baggy pants called paji. Korean's History South Korea came into being after World War II, the result of a 1945 agreement reached by the Allies at the Potsdam confrence, making the 38th parallel the boundary between a northern zone of the Korean Peninsula.

Koreans Geography Slightly larger than Indiana, South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula. It is mountinousin the east; in the west and south are many harbors on the mainland and offshore islands.