Unofficial observance
Malbok
Dates specified for each year
A traditional hot-weather day for sharing food and resting.
How did it begin?
One of the three Bok days, it is the first gyeong day counting from the Start of Autumn solar term, including that date if it is a gyeong day. Customs involve preparing food and resting to cope with heat, and its solar-calendar date changes each year.
Source · 말복 — 한국민족문화대백과사전 ↗ (new window)
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