명절채비 - 추석 준비 타임라인·차례상

"What should I do and when until Chuseok? Is there anything I'm already too late for?"

Holiday preparations are organized by calculating backward from the holiday date and assigning tasks to specific dates.

There are already many apps that simply teach you how to set up the ancestral rite table. What sets this app apart is its dates.

■ Starting with dates that are lost if missed

· Ticket reservation dates vary by route — General trains, Honam/Jeolla KTX, Suseo KTX, and Gyeongbu KTX all have different dates.

· If the payment deadline is missed, reserved tickets are automatically canceled.

· There are separate advance reservation dates for the transportation vulnerable.

Dates are based on Korail announcements, and past dates are displayed at the top marked as "Already passed."

■ We do not mix verified dates with customary practices

Officially announced reservation dates and the phrase "grave cleaning is usually done around this time" are different in nature.

Items without official dates are marked as "conventional," and we do not claim that it is too late even if the date has passed.

This is to avoid causing anxiety without grounds.

■ Charyesang — Sungkyunkwan Standard

We use the standards released by the Sungkyunkwan Committee for the Establishment of Rituals in 2022 exactly as they are.

· Basic 6 items: Songpyeon (rice cakes), Namul (vegetable side dishes), Grilled Meat, Kimchi, Fruit, and Liquor

· Up to 9 items if you choose to include more, such as meat, fish, and rice cakes

· Jeon (pancakes) are optional

We do not add extra burden with elaborate Jinseoldo (table setting diagrams).

■ Writing the Jibang — Appears simply by selecting the relationship

If you search the night before the ancestral rite, different Chinese characters appear depending on the blog.

Once you select the relationship and gender, the Jibang in both Chinese characters and Hangul appears in vertical writing.

· Parents, Grandparents, Great-grandfather, Great-great-grandfather, Spouse, Siblings, Children

· For female ancestors, entering the clan origin and surname fills in the information

· We have even incorporated the practice of using Mang (deceased) instead of Hyeon (present) for younger relatives

· Paper specifications are also provided

Jibangs vary by family. The app always records this fact.

■ Expense Settlement — Who Pays Who

We do not stop at just "how much per person." It even shows who needs to send how much to whom, for example, when my brother pays 250,000 won and I pay 80,000 won.

The totals match down to the last won, even if the amounts do not divide evenly.

■ It works the same way during the Lunar New Year

Once Chuseok passes, it carries over to the next holiday. You do not need to receive a new one every holiday.

■ No account or login required

The content you enter does not leave the device.

This is a tool created by an individual with no affiliation with the Korea Railroad Corporation or Sungkyunkwan University.

Please make train ticket reservations through official Korail channels and check the dates again via official announcements.

■ Official Sources

· https://www.law.go.kr/법령/관공서의공휴일관한규정

· https://astro.kasi.re.kr

※ This app is an unofficial app that does not represent the government or public institutions.