A shopper browsed ritual offering goods at Gyeongdong Market in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, on Monday morning, three days before Chuseok. The cost of setting a traditional ancestral rite table for a family of four has risen to around 400,000 won ($289) this year amid surging prices. The government has expanded discount support and the supply of seasonal goods to record levels ahead of the holiday.


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