Lunar New Year Holiday Korea

This year korean lunar new year is from the 24th to 26th of january.

Lunar new year holiday korea. It is usually towards the end of january or beginning of february on the western solar calendar. National assembly election day. By the 13th century korean new year was one of the nine major korean festivals.

January 1 of the gregorian western calendar koreans also celebrate seollal which usually lasts for three days the day of the day before and the day after. Just like in many other asian countries lunar new year in korea is at the end of january or at the beginning of february on the day of the second new moon after winter solstice. Lunar new year s day is a public holiday.

While many observe sinjeong solar new year. 2020 is the year of the rat and koreans celebrate the lunar new year or seollal in korean which is one of the biggest holidays in korea. 1st 2 days of chinese lunar new year.

3rd day of 1st lunar month. 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. Seollal or korean lunar new year is a major holiday in the lives of south koreans.

The traditional lunar new year faces a new trend as more koreans now view the holiday as a good opportunity to travel overseas. Monday january 27th 2020. Although seollal itself is only one day long the days either side of seollal will also be public holidays.

Seollal falls on the first day of the lunar new year calendar. Chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese calendar which differs from the gregorian calendar. Seollal comes in january or february and involves family visits ancestral rites eating of traditional foods and playing of korean games.