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Seasonal divisions and folk customs in May

Date: 15/05/2025 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source

In May there are seasonal subdivisions of Ripha when summer starts and Soman when ears of barley start to ripen.

Ripha falls on May 5 or 6 and Soman on May 20 or 21.

This year’s Ripha and Soman fall on May 5 and May 21 respectively.

In the period which can be said to be the busiest one in a year’s farming, paddy harrowing, rice-transplanting and so on are the major farming processes.

Rice cake stuffed with bean jam, rose pancake and others are the foods for the period and other different distinctive foods are eaten in different regions.

The folk games of children in the period are hiking on stilts, hopscotch and rope skipping which is liked by girls.

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