In South Korea, families are celebrating their thanksgiving holiday known as Chuseok. Both North and South Koreans observe the holiday, a tradition that traces back long before the division of the Peninsula.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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A family in South Korea finishes bowing before an altar covered in food in an apartment.
They're honoring their ancestors on Chuseok, the country's most important holiday.
Now, they eat.
This year's Chuseok on Monday comes amid warming ties between North and South Korea.
Koreans on both sides of the border celebrate the holiday, a time when most families visit their hometowns and eat traditional Korean dishes. Some visit ancestors' graves.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their summit last week he hoped their meeting would a Chuseok gift to all Koreans.
Moon is now in New York for the UN General Assembly. He hopes to encourage another summit between Kim and U.S. president Donald Trump.
While Moon works, most South Koreans are resting until the holiday-break ends on Wednesday.
Traffic noise
Many will sit in hours and hours of traffic -- another hallmark of Chuseok in South Korea as millions travel across the southern half of the Peninsula.
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