端午
단오
端 (start) + 午 (noon) — "the beginning of high noon"
📅 음력 5월 5일
📜 Origin and History
The hanja "端" means "start". "午" is the noon — the strongest yang time. 端午 = "the start of strongest yang". On lunar May 5th, yang energy peaks — rituals ward off bad luck. Korean traditions include washing hair in iris water (changpo), swinging, and ssireum wrestling. Gangneung Danoje is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
🏯 Traditions
Iris-water hair washing, swinging, ssireum wrestling, sweet thistle rice cake.
"端午 — peak of yang. Even at the summit, restraint."
