The holiday starts tomorrow, but people begin moving today. South Korea has designated September 23–27 as its special Chuseok transport period.
NowHitz Editorial · 2026-09-23 · From the archive
Every holiday brings back familiar scenes: someone running for a platform with a gift box, someone buying coffee at a highway rest stop, someone answering a call that asks, “Where are you now?” Traffic slows. Arrival times slip. But the direction stays the same: toward someone who is waiting.
A long journey gives us time to think about what we will say on arrival. The same holiday can mean a reunion after months apart or a chance to ask how someone has really been. At the end of the trip, a person matters more than a destination.
Perhaps a holiday begins before the date on the calendar. It begins when you leave home to see someone.
