When people visit and tend their families' graves, kneel down and nomally bow to the ground with their head, elderly people who doesn't believe in God in particular. Cristianity is the only religion in Korea that tells not to bow to the dead. So, when I go to my parents' graves, I pray quietly instead of bowing since I believe in God.
It 's a Tradition were all family members gather at the eldest son's house to perform the ancestral ceremonies in the lunar new year. That is because Korean society is based on Confucianism, a moral and religious system that comes from China. Once the traditional extended family system starts to break up in favor of the nuclear family, there are more families going on trips instead of holdig ancestral rites.
When people visit their families' graves, they kneel down and nomally they bow to the ground with their head, elderly people who doesn't believe in God in particular. Cristianity is the only religion in Korea that tells not to bow to the dead. So, when I go to my parents' graves, I pray quietly instead of bowing since I believe in God.
