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