Lunar New Year South Korea 2021

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Lunar new year south korea 2021. Many exciting activities await both locals and visitors during this wonderful time. Public holidays in south korea are commonly known as red days as this is how they are usually coloured in printed calendars. New year s day 2021 2022 and 2023 south korea celebrates traditional korean new year according to its traditional lunar calendar but it also observes new year s day on the gregorian western calendar along with much of the rest of the world.

11 feb 2021 south korea thu feb 11 2021 add to calendar. 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. It is also known as the spring festival or the lunar new year.

Because of this someone born on december 31st or right before the lunar new year is considered two years old only a few days or weeks after their birth. Holidays and observances in south korea in 2021. Seollal 2021 2022 and 2023 seollal or korean lunar new year is a major holiday in the lives of south koreans.

Most viewed holidays today. South korea holidays 2021. The solar new year s day has come to be recognized instead of the lunar new year for most people in modern day korea.

Seollal comes in january or february and involves family visits ancestral rites eating of traditional foods and playing of korean games. By the 13th century korean new year was one of the nine major korean festivals. For this you will need to go to the print preview feature of your browser and adjust the settings so that it lets you print the background colors and images.

New year s eve is the last day of the year december 31 in the gregorian calendar. Additionally everyone turns another year older on lunar new year s day. Seollal is a public holiday.