A vendor arranges chestnuts at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on Monday morning, three days before Chuseok. Surveys show that setting up a chuseok ancestral rite table for four will cost around 400,000 won ($289) this year amid sharply rising prices. The government has expanded discount support and the supply of seasonal goods to record levels ahead of the holiday.


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