Korean New Year Zodiac

Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and pig.

Korean new year zodiac. While korean new year is generally referred to as seollal it has been called by many other names. Korean year of the goat. The fifth animal in the zodiac cycle.

5th and was be the year of the pig. Korean year of the rooster. Persons born in a rooster year also called year of the hen chicken in korea are said to be shrewd industrious outspoken and definite when making decisions.

Gregorian new year on 1 january also known as sinjeong 신정. The coming of the lunar new year or seollal in korean ushers in this year s zodiac animal. Korean year of the boar.

The dragon symbolizes courage change and hope. Seollal may also refer to yangnyeok seollal 양력 설날. As 설날 approaches koreans enjoy festive décor donning the zodiac animal associated with the new year.

The rat those born during the year of the rat are said to be clever and quick witted with a refined. Once you finish eating your tteokguk you are one year older. Solar new year i e.

According to legend the animal zodiacs originated from a gathering in which. According to tradition the korean new year is similar to a birthday for koreans and having tteokguk is part of the birthday celebration. The pig is the 12th and last of the zodiac 12 year cycle.