Which Korean harvest festival dance features women holding hands and moving in a circle?

Ganggangsullae is the Korean harvest festival dance in which women hold hands and move in a circle.

The dance is traditionally performed by women in a large ring, often at night, with participants singing while moving together. It is especially associated with Chuseok and Daeboreum, another Korean lunar festival.

Ganggangsullae combines music, coordinated movement, and communal participation. Its circular form is visually distinctive and reflects the social character of traditional village celebrations. The performance may include changes in pace and additional formations rather than one fixed sequence.

The dance is also historically linked with Korea’s southwestern coastal region and was designated by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. It should not be confused with buchaechum, the Korean fan dance, or talchum, a broader category of masked dance-drama.