Lunar New Year Korean
The celebration lasts for three days.
Lunar new year korean. Seollal s celebration lasts for three days starting the day before and ending the day after the lunar new year. In such a case the new year falls on the third new moon after the solstice. 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.
세배 sebae is the most important of all the korean lunar new year traditions. Most people try to return to their family homes to spend time with relatives and to honor ancestors. In 2021 it will start on february 12.
Younger people must bow deeply to their elders and wish them a happy new year. Seollal began on january 25 in 2020. When is the korean lunar new year and how long does it last.
It consists of a period of celebrations starting on new year s day. It is the most important of the traditional korean holidays. Life has no remote so wake up and change it.
While the customs vary between asian cultures the. Sebae is the act of kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply so that your hands are also on the ground. Known as seollal korean new year is the first day of the lunar korean calendar.
The solar new year is also a family day for koreans even for those that live in the west where it is usually more traditionally celebrated with friends. Lunar new year 2020 south korea in south korea each lunar year is represented by one of twelve animals in the rotation of the korean zodiac calendar and 2020 is the year of the rat. Korean lunar new year marks the first day of the lunar calendar.