Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "紅豆粥 (朝鮮半島)" in Chinese language version.
By the 24 solar terms, December 22nd is Dongji 동지, the longest night of the year. Koreans normally eat patjuk 팥죽, a red bean porridge cooked with small round rice cakes Some people believe that the red color of the porridge drives away evil spirits. Patjuk is often painted on the walls or doors, or a bowl is placed in each room of the house.
