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What is the origin of half-moon rice cakes? The "full moon" symbol of the Three Kingdoms story, the "national rice cake" created by unified rice and industrialization in the 1970s, and the "gold rice cake" of 2024 are the result of a confluence of rice quarantine policies, extreme weather, and food demand. Economics in a slice of holiday. #chuseok #songbok #half-moon #kumtteok #rice #kfood #unifiedbread #seshi #customs #prices #economicanalysis