Korean New Year Traditions
People often wear 한복 hanbok traditional korean clothes whilst performing sebae.
Korean new year traditions. Sŏllal is the first day of the korean calendar it is one of the most important traditional korean holidays. Koreans also celebrate the day by sharing a meal of tteokguk or rice cake soup. Korean new year s celebrations begin with everyone wearing traditional dress hanbok.
Younger people must bow deeply to their elders and wish them a happy new year. Korean new year korean. The day before korean new year korean new year itself and the day after korean new year.
Sebae is the act of kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply so that your hands are also on the ground. People in korea and china prepare food for an ancestral memorial service and uniquely in korea children perform a ceremonial bow to their elders and often get a cash gift in return. The celebration usually lasts three days.
Traditions and customs.