Korean New Year

Commonly known as Seollal, is the first day of the lunar calendar. 

It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays and is typically a family holiday.

Many Kreans dress up in colorful traditional Korean clothing called hanbok.

However, nowadays, small families tend to become less formal and wear other formal clothing 

instead of hanbok.

Tteokguk is a traditional Korean food that is customarily eaten for New Year.

According to Korean age reckoning, the Korean New Year is similar to a birthday for Koreans, and 

eating tteokguk is part of the birthday celebration.

Posted by Sung Hoon Park