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Korean New Year Seollal

Korean New Year is typically a family oriented holiday Korean New Year is typically a family oriented holiday. The three day holiday is used by everyone to return to their home towns to visit their parents and other relatives where they perform their ritual known as Charye. Many Koreans dress up in colourful Hanbok. Tteokguk (soup with rice cakes) is commonly served.

All cultures have their own greeting customs All cultures have their own greeting customs. According to the Korean tradition, the formal greeting custom on special occasions is a bow where you get down on both knees and bend your upper body. This kind of greeting is called as ‘jeol’.

New Year Eve is also called Sut dal kum mum in Korean New Year Eve is also called Sut dal kum mum in Korean. On this day, people clean their houses and light it with colourful halogens.

Sae Bae -Bow Sol Bim Koreans wake up early in the morning, take bath and wear new clothes called Sol Bim (hanbok). They make Sae Bae (bow) to the parents and grandparents. New Year wishes are also exchanged called Duck Dam. Children receive cash from their elders. Women spend all day preparing sumptuous meals. They make Ttokuk which is the most important dish prepared for the day. Other dishes include garettok, fried meats, fish, dried persimmons, a variety of, walnut, dates, vegetables, traditional cookies etc.

Tteokguk is a traditional Korean dish eaten during he celebration of Korean New Year. The dish consists of the broth/soup (guk) with thinly sliced rice cakes (tteok).

Neolttwigi is a traditional outdoor game of Korean women and girls that is typically enjoyed during the New Year holidays. Neolttwigi is similar to seesaw, except that participants stand on each end of the neol (board) and jump propelling the person opposite into the air.

Traditionally young children fly kites on Seollal.

BuChaeChum – Traditional Dance Traditional Drum Playing Traditional Drum Playing Dragon Dance