A South Korean civic group will push to allow families separated by the Korean War to visit the graves of their ancestors in the North around the Chuseok holiday.
 
The Korean Assembly for the Reunion of Ten Million Separated Families (KARTS) announced the plan during a press conference at the Seoul Press Center on Thursday.
 
KARTS will select candidates from separated families who are 80 years older or older and arrange three four-day trips to the North between August and October.
 
Chuseok, a traditional harvest festival observed in both Koreas, falls on September 8 this year. The holiday centers on family, and visiting the graves of ancestors is a common ritual.
 
A Ministry of Unification official said the ministry will review the project if KARTS makes an official request and files the necessary documents, including written consent from the North.

The two Koreas have allowed reunions between separated families nearly 20 times since 2000 through the Red Cross.