[Cultural Customs] What does Christmas look like around the world?!
*Source_La boutique d'Harry/ Hyundai Department Store Blog A little history of Christmas in Korea *Source_Future Korea Weekly (http://www.futurekorea.co.kr) When and how did Christmas begin in Korea? The first Christmas tree experienced by Koreans was made by Mrs. Scranton for the girls at Ewha School on December 24, 1886. Korea's first Santa Claus was an Appenzeller missionary. After the first Korean churches, the Jeongdong Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Church, were established in October 1887, Appenzeller gathered the children together on Sunday, December 25, talked about Christmas, and gave gifts in stockings to students at Pai Chai School. This was Korea's first Christmas. It is said that the boys were happy because they thought it was a gift from Santa Claus. Such Christmas began to take on full-fledged commercial value during the Japanese colonial period in the 1920s and 1930s. It was popular for modern girls and modern boys to enjoy entertainment on Christm...