This neighbor seems to have made a big decision right before Chuseok

Someone dumped a huge pile of stuff on the sidewalk days before Korea's biggest holiday.

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Anonymous · 2026년 09월 18일

A neighbor who looks like they made some kind of resolution right before Chuseok.추석을 앞두고 어떤 결심을 한 듯한 이웃 주민

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Korean community post, image 2: Traditional ancestral-rite dishware, dumped curbside.
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Traditional ancestral-rite dishware, dumped curbside.

(사진: 길바닥에 버려진 제사상용 제기들)

💡 Wait, why is throwing out dishes a whole statement?
These red lacquered bowls and stands (제기) are used only for jesa, the ancestor-worship table families prepare every Chuseok and Lunar New Year — often for hours of cooking and setup. Dumping them right before the holiday reads as someone finally quitting the tradition for good, a quietly rebellious move many younger or married-in Koreans fantasize about.vs. the US: like tossing the special Thanksgiving china and telling the family you're done hosting, forever.Klore note

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  1. 155 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Just shove that shit in the pay-per-bag trash already

    종량제 넣어버리라고

  2. 63 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Imagine how long and brutal the family battle was before this stuff ended up on the curb

    저걸 내다버리기까지 얼마나 격렬하고 길었던 전투가 있었을것인가

  3. 15 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    There's a famous quote about this: 'People who actually benefited from their ancestors go on vacation during holidays, while people who got nothing fight over doing the ancestor rituals.' Checks out.

    디시인가 트위터인가 제사에 관련해서 유명한 명언이 있지 "진짜 조상덕을 본 사람들은 명절에 해외여행가고, 조상이 물려준거 ㅈ도 없는 사람들은 제사하느라 서로 싸운다." 지금 보니 맞는 말이긴 한듯

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  1. 24 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Families who actually benefited from their ancestors travel abroad during off-season, not during crowded holidays lol

    진짜 조상덕 본 집안은 평소에 해외나가지 사람 몰리는 명절엔 안나가지 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  2. 60 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    If you're ending the ritual entirely, you must despise it. Can't even stand having the ritual dishes in the house just to save some cash reselling them.

    제사 없앨 정도면 꼴도 보기 싫은거임. 돈 몇 푼 남기겠다고 제기 집에 있는 꼴조차 보기 싫은거.

  3. 71 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Once the family elder says stop doing it, it stops. My family ditched it too, now we just rent a resort and grill meat instead.

    집안 제일 큰 어르신이 없애자 하면 없어지더라 우리집안도 없애고 리조트 빌려서 가서 고기구워먹고 놈

  4. 24 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    You're not really supposed to resell ritual dishes secondhand. Some people even say another family's ghost sticks to them, gets pretty superstitious.

    보통 제기는 중고로 파는 게 아냐 심할 땐 남의 집 귀신이 붙는다 하며 험한 말이 나오기까지 해

  5. 19 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Fun fact, rich chaebol families actually do TONS of ancestor rituals and do them properly.

    ㄹㅇ인게 재벌가는 제사 엄청 많이 지내고 잘 지냄.

  6. 22 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Nobody's gonna buy this stuff, people who still do rituals already have their own set at home

    살 사람이 없음 보통 제사 지낼 사람들은 이미 다 집에 있으니까

  7. 13 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    We just switched to setting a nice table, pouring a drink, bowing, then eating together as a family

    그냥 밥상 잘차려서 술잔놓고 절하고 다같이 밥먹음 으로 바꿈

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