New Year in South Korea

 Hey guys,happy New Year,today you will see how is celebrate new year in South Korea.

  Seollal (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal; MR: Sŏllal) is a festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most important traditional holidays in both North and South Korea. The celebration usually lasts three days: the day before New Year, New Year itself, and the day after New Year. During this time, many Koreans visit family, perform ancestral rites, wear the hanbok (한복, 韓服), eat Korean food, including Korean cuisine, and play folk games. Additionally, children often receive money called Sebaetdon (New Year’s money) as a Seollal gift in a form of Bokjumeoni (복주머니, lucky bags) from their elders after performing a formal bow.

  Seollal generally occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year. In such a case, the New Year falls on the third new moon after the solstice.

   Koreans give flowers, meat, fruit, and alcohol as gifts for Chinese New Year. During the week leading up to Seollal, Koreans shop for gifts to give family members. Gifts include fresh fruits, ginseng, honey, gift baskets (with tuna, spam, traditional sweets, dried fish) toiletries and cash.

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