Dalmaji is the Korean term for viewing the full moon during Chuseok.
The word combines Korean terms associated with the moon and greeting or welcoming it. Moon-viewing reflects Chuseok’s connection with the autumn full moon, seasonal harvest, family hopes, and wishes for prosperity.
Dalmaji is distinct from seongmyo and beolcho, which concern visiting or maintaining ancestral graves. It is also different from charye, the ancestral memorial rite performed by many families during the holiday.
The full moon has a wider symbolic role in Korean seasonal culture. Because Chuseok takes place on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the moon is traditionally expected to appear especially bright and round.