Korean Lunar New Year Celebrations
The earliest references to korean new year are believed to be found in the 3rd century chinese historical work records of the three kingdoms book of wei volume 30.
Korean lunar new year celebrations. Koreans celebrate new year s day at the start of the year on the lunar calendar solnal and have done so for thousands of years. This celebration marks the traditional korean lunar new year. Records of 7th century korean new year celebrations are included in the chinese historical works the book of sui and the old book of tang.
Korean lunar new year marks the first day of the lunar calendar. Thus many people in korea and abroad celebrate new year s day twice. 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.
Seollal 설날 is the most celebrated holiday in south korea.