Korean New Year Festival

Seolnal is the new year s day in lunar calendar.

Korean new year festival. Falling between january 20 and february 21 the exact dates of seollal can change from year to year it s a three day holiday during which many south korean families gather to look back on the year that has passed and look forward to the year ahead. First day of the lunar calendar is one of the most celebrated national holidays in korea. Traditions and customs.

Sŏllal is the first day of the korean calendar it is one of the most important traditional korean holidays. This new year from december 31 to january 1 gangneung city will hold its annual sunrise event.

Many countries celebrate the holiday including china vietnam mongolia tibet and korea. The day before korean new year korean new year itself and the day after korean new year.

For many who live far away the holiday may be one. In north korea the lunar new year was abolished in 1953 following the korean war and was not revived until 1967. It consists of a period of celebrations starting on new year s day.

In south korea the festival centres on family reunions food and placating the ancestors. It is customary and may be required under collective bargaining agreements for south korean businesses to close for the lunar new year. The celebration usually lasts three days.

The holiday is called seollal in korean and can fall anywhere between january 20 and february 21. This year seollal falls on january 25 of the gregorian calendar. Korean new year korean.