Lesson: Korean New Year

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Explore the vibrant traditions of Korean New Year (Seollal) on our English learning resource. Discover the significance of this three-day celebration in January or February, featuring family visits, ancestral rites, hanbok attire, traditional cuisine, and folk games. Immerse yourself in cultural insights through listening and reading, enhancing language skills with engaging exercises.

Korean New Year

Korean New Year

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Korean New Year

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Korean New Year (Seollal) is the first day of the Korean lunar calendar. The celebration usually lasts three days. During this time, many Koreans visit family, perform ancestral rites, wear hanbok , eat traditional food, and play folk games.

Korean New Year generally occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

 

Vocabulary:

New Moon - a moon that reflects no light from the sun

lunar calender - a way of measuring the year based on the moon

ancestral rights - showing respect to one's ancestors

folk games - traditional games

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What is the name of Korean new year?

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What are some of the things people do during Korean new year? CHOOSE TWO

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When is Korean new year?

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Fill in the gaps: new moon, ancestral rights, folk games, lunar calender, winter solstice

Korean New Year

Korean New Year (Seollal) is the first day of the Korean . The celebration usually lasts three days. During this time, many Koreans visit family, perform , wear hanbok , eat traditional food, and play .

Korean New Year generally occurs in January or February on the second after the .

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