- Ritual
- 冠礼 Gwanrye・笄礼 Gyerye
- Region and community
- 韓国／伝統儒教儀礼
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Social transition described in the article
- Legal age of majority
- Korea, Republic of19 yearsKorea, Republic of · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Gwanrye for young men and Gyerye for young women use Confucian-style adult dress to symbolize a new life stage. At Jongno’s ceremony on 21 March 2026, caps marked the men’s rite and hairpins the women’s rite.
The event was a revived cultural ceremony. It celebrated adulthood but did not create legal adult status.
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