It is Dongji Today “Warm Up the Cold Weather with Red Bean Porridge”

With the temperature recording minus 5.5 centigrade in Seoul on the morning of December 20, sixth graders from Eunchon Elementary School in Seoul came to visit the National Folk Museum of Korea with their event “Let’s Make Dongji Patjook (Red Bean Porridge).” The children are making rice balls here. The typical winter temperatures will continue nationwide. The temperature will go down to minus seven centigrade on December 21 in Seoul. From December 23, the weather will get warmer, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.

kjh@donga.com