Happy Korean New Year 2023: The national festival and holiday known as Seollal (Korean New Year) honors the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Celebrated in both North Korea and South Korea, it is one of the most important traditional holidays on the Korean Peninsula. The three days of the festival usually include the day before Tet, the first day of the New Year and the day after Tet.
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Lunar New Year in Korea The equivalent of Lunar New Year in Korea is called Seollal. It is celebrated concurrently with the Lunar New Year and as its name suggests, it is based on the lunar calendar. Unless there is an intervening 11th or 12th month before New Year, Seollal or Korean New Year usually occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice. In this scenario, the new year coincides with the third new moon after the summer solstice. It was observed on January 22 this year.
History
It is said that Korean New Year celebrations began in the third century. Samguk yusa, a document created in the 13th century, contains Koreans’ own accounts of New Year’s celebrations. In 488 AD, the new year was celebrated during the time when Silla was ruled by the 21st king. According to Korean history books, Korean New Year is one of the nine major festivals of Korea that includes ceremonies fairy.
Korea was officially annexed by the Japanese Empire in 1910, after years of conflict, intimidation, and political maneuvering. The Japanese reiterated the ban on celebrating Seollal during this time. Before the start of the Korean War in 1950 and after Korea’s liberation in 1945, the Korean provisional government set aside the first three days of January as holidays. The idea that Seollal should be redesignated as a national holiday was widely supported by Koreans in the 1980s. Seollal New Year’s Day was designated as Korea’s official New Year and a national holiday in in 1989 after the Roh Tae-woo administration agreed with the public that the old New Year’s Day should be restored.
Korean New Year 2023: Traditions and customs
Sebae is a filial rite customarily performed on the occasion of Seollal. People dressed in traditional costumes join their grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles to celebrate the new year with a traditional deep bow (rituals requiring more than one bow are usually performed for the deceased) and said: “Please accept a lot.” good luck for the new year.” Elders often reward children for their good deeds by giving them Sebaet Don, or “pocket money,” which is often given to them in the form of crispy banknotes, along with other wise words (dkdam). In the past, parents often fed their children fruit and rice cakes, or “ddeok”.
Lighting a “moon house” made of firewood and burnable branches is another tradition observed. This symbolizes driving away evil spirits in the new year. The moon house is regularly replenished with wishes that people hope will come true in the upcoming year.
Korean New Year 2023: Lucky animal
The zodiac that Koreans use is the same as the zodiac that the Chinese use. With the mouse standing in its first year, there are a total of 12 animals representing 12 years in chronological order. Only 12 animals the Buddha was said to have invited to visit actually did so. He honored them by naming the years in the order in which they came as payment. Koreans think that specific animals in the zodiac bring specific resources and qualities. The fourth animal in the twelve-year zodiac cycle, the rabbit, is considered the luckiest animal and its year is 2023. People born in the year of the rabbit are considered cautious, intelligent, quick-witted and agile. creative. The animal is also said to represent beauty, grace and mercy.
Korean New Year 2023: Traditional Dishes
Tteokguk
Tteokguk, a traditional soup made from rice cakes (tteok), is the main dish served on New Year’s Day in Korea. It is often decorated with thinly sliced eggs, green onions and meat. Tteokguk, a Seollal dish that symbolizes luck, new beginnings and many Korean holiday customs, has deep symbolic meaning.
Jeon
The traditional Korean New Year’s party includes savory cakes called jeon. The accompanying side dishes are fried, flour-based side dishes with a variety of fillings, including meat, seafood and vegetables. The most popular fillings for crispy banh xeo are shredded beef, oysters, kimchi, and green onions, among many other variations.
Japan
The clear cellophane noodles are made from potato starch, beef, vegetables such as spinach, carrots, mushrooms and chili peppers to create japchae. Japchae was originally created by a servant of King Gwangaegun without any noodles or meat, but it later changed to become a famous Korean celebratory noodle dish.
Korean New Year is celebrated with many ancient games. Yutnori, a classic family board game, continues to be popular, especially around Lunar New Year. It is considered suitable for all ages and genders and is played with a specially made set of sticks. Men and boys often play jegichagi, a game in which a light object is wrapped in paper or cloth and kicked in a footbag-like fashion, as well as fly a rectangular kite called Yeon. Women and girls often play neolttwigi, gongginori and gonggi.
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