Korea New Year Tradition

The celebration usually lasts three days.

Korea new year tradition. This year seollal falls on january 25 of the gregorian calendar. In korean households a rice cake soup called tteokguk is the new year s day special. It s celebrated not only to mark the passage into a new year but it is also a time for families to catch up with each other pay respect to ancestors and to feast.

A recent tradition is the ringing of the historic boshingak bell. Another new year s eve custom is playing yunnori a traditional board game. The day before korean new year korean new year itself and the day after korean new year.

Korean new year s celebrations begin with everyone wearing traditional dress hanbok. In north korea the lunar new year was. Celebrations on new year s eve in korea are similar to the western traditions such as parties and fireworks.

The bell was originally constructed in 1396 and is now only rung on lunar new year. Seollal lunar new year s day. Falling between january 20 and february 21 the exact dates of seollal can change from year to year it s a three day holiday during which many south korean families gather to look back on the year that has passed and look forward to the year ahead.

It is on march 1st every year and began in 1919 when the declared themselves independent from japanese rule. Sŏllal is the first day of the korean calendar it is one of the most important traditional korean holidays. While many observe sinjeong solar new year.

This celebration marks the traditional korean lunar new year. Seollal 설날 is the most celebrated holiday in south korea. Traditions and customs.