Seollal
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Seollal is the Korean Lunar New Year celebration, marked by ancestral rites, traditional foods, games, and family gatherings to welcome the new year.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean holiday
ⓘ
Lunar New Year celebration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Korean Lunar New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
설날 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | zodiac animal of the year ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chinese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | first day of the Korean lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country |
North Korea
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most important traditional holidays in Korea ⓘ |
| custom |
bowing to elders
ⓘ
children receiving New Year’s money ⓘ cleaning the house before the new year ⓘ preparing an ancestral table ⓘ |
| duration | three-day holiday in South Korea ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| food |
galbijjim
ⓘ
hangwa ⓘ jeon ⓘ sikhye ⓘ tteokguk NERFINISHED ⓘ yakgwa ⓘ |
| greeting | 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| majorActivity |
New Year’s greetings
ⓘ
ancestral rites ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ gift giving ⓘ traditional games ⓘ visiting relatives ⓘ wearing hanbok ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Korean diaspora
ⓘ
Koreans ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Confucian ancestral rites ⓘ |
| ritual |
charye
ⓘ
sebae ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning |
family unity
ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ good fortune ⓘ respect for ancestors ⓘ start of a new year ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | hanbok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalGame |
go-stop
ⓘ
jegichagi ⓘ neolttwigi NERFINISHED ⓘ tuho NERFINISHED ⓘ yutnori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianDateRange | late January to mid February ⓘ |
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