▁of ▁Ch use ok , ▁a ▁traditional ▁hol iday ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁L un ar ▁Calendar ▁( cir ca ▁mid - Se ptember ▁by ▁Sol ar ▁Calendar ). ▁The ▁har vest ▁begins ▁in ▁October . ▁Co ordin ating ▁the ▁har vest ▁can ▁be ▁challeng ing ▁because ▁many ▁Korean ▁far mers ▁have ▁small ▁p addy ▁fields ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁locations ▁around ▁their ▁villages , ▁and ▁modern ▁har vest ing ▁machines ▁are ▁sometimes ▁shared ▁between ▁extended ▁family ▁members . ▁Farm ers ▁usually ▁dry ▁the ▁har v ested ▁gra ins ▁in ▁the ▁sun ▁before ▁bringing ▁them ▁to ▁market . ▁ ▁The ▁Chinese ▁( or ▁S ino - K ore an ) ▁character ▁for ▁' field ', ▁je on ▁( ), ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁some ▁place ▁names , ▁especially ▁small ▁far ming ▁town ships ▁and ▁villages . ▁However , ▁the ▁specific ▁Korean ▁term ▁for ▁' p addy ' ▁is ▁a ▁purely ▁Korean ▁word , ▁" non " ▁( ). ▁ ▁Mad agas car ▁▁ ▁In ▁Mad agas car , ▁the ▁average ▁annual ▁consumption ▁of ▁rice ▁is ▁ 1 3 0   kg ▁per ▁person , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁study ▁of ▁UP DR S ▁/ ▁FA O : ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁rice ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁ir rig ation ▁( 1 , 0 5 4 , 3 8 1 ▁ha ). ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁methods ▁condition ing ▁performance ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁variety ▁and ▁quality ▁control ▁of ▁water