Offering of red bean porridge
Volunteers dish out complimentary lunches of red bean porridge, called "patjuk," for impoverished senior citizens at a park in Seoul on Dec. 22, 2023, the day of "Dongji," or the winter solstice. Korean people customarily eat patjuk on Dongji to follow the ancient belief that the red color of the beans provides positive energy to drive away evil spirits. (Yonhap)
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