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Korean New Year. Hangul. 설날. Revised Romanization. Seollal. McCune–Reischauer. Sŏllal. Seollal ( Korean : 설날; RR : Seollal; MR : Sŏllal) is a Korean traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the lunisolar calendar. [ 1] It is one of the most important traditional holidays for ethnic Koreans, being ...
Tteokguk[ 2] ( Korean : 떡국) or sliced rice cake soup[ 2] is a traditional Korean dish eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. The dish consists of the broth/soup ( guk) with thinly sliced rice cakes ( tteok ). Eating tteokguk on New Year's Day is traditionally believed to grant good luck for the year and confer one sal (a year ...
A Year-End Medley. A Year-End Medley ( Korean : 해피 뉴 이어; Hanja : 新年快乐; RR : Haepi Nyu Ieo; lit.: Happy New Year) is a 2021 South Korean romance film directed by Kwak Jae-yong and features an ensemble cast led by Han Ji-min, Lee Dong-wook, Kang Ha-neul and Im Yoon-ah. The film depicts the story of clients who visit the hotel ...
Korean New Year: 설날 Seollal: 1st day of 1st lunar month Also called Seol (설) or Gujeong (Korean: 구정; Hanja: 舊正). The first day of the Lunar calendar. It is one of the most important of the traditional Korean holidays, and is considered a more important holiday than the Gregorian New Year's Day. [1] no no yes (3 days) Daeboreum
As in many other calendars, the New Year was based on the northern hemisphere vernal equinox (the beginning of spring). However, the Hindu calendar year was based on the sidereal year (i.e. the movement of the sun relative to the stars), while the Western Gregorian calendar is based on the tropical year (the cycle of seasons).
The New Yearis the timeor day at which a new calendar yearbegins and the calendar's year countincrements by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.[1] In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day, preceded by New Year's Eve).
Hanbok. The hanbok (in South Korea) or Choson-ot (in North Korea) is the traditional dress that the Korean people wear on special holidays and formal and semi-formal occasions, such as Chuseok, Lunar New Year, and weddings. The term "hanbok" literally means "Korean clothing."
Daeboreum ( Korean : 대보름; lit. Great Full Moon) is a Korean holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the new year of the lunar Korean calendar which is mostly based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. The festival is Korean version of the First Full Moon Festival. This holiday is accompanied by many traditions.