The ancestor-honoring ceremony performed during Chuseok is called charye.
Charye is a memorial rite in which families prepare and present food and drink for deceased ancestors. The ceremony is commonly held at home on major holidays, especially Seollal and Chuseok, and is traditionally led by family members in a formal order.
The food arrangement can include rice, soup, fruit, meat, fish, rice cakes, and alcoholic drinks. Exact menus and procedures vary by region, family, and religious background, so there is no single universal table layout.
Charye is different from seongmyo, the practice of visiting and tending ancestral graves. Some families perform both during Chuseok, but the two words describe separate customs. Charye emphasizes a household memorial rite, while seongmyo takes place at a gravesite.