Traditions of celebrating the Korean Holiday ~ Seollal
Korean new year is the first day of the Lunar Calender and is the most important traditional korean holiday. Many celebrations take place on new years day and last around three days.
The new year is a family celebration so many people will gather at homes of their parents where they are joined by other relatives and perform an ancestral rituals.
Many koreans dress up in colourful traditional clothing called the Hanbok.
The hanbok is the famous dress of korea and is now only worn on national holidays or weddings.
Families will gather together and perform ancestral rites by paying their respect and offering them food because on this day koreans believe that their ancestors will return to enjoy the holiday food prepared for them. This shows deep appreciations and respect for their late ancestors.
After the rites have been preformed everyone shares the holiday foods and enjoy the feast of traditional dishes prepared in front of them.
The most famous dish eaten on this day is Tteokguk which is thinly sliced rice cakes cooked in a beef soup.
After finishing their meal the younger generation will pay their respects to the elders of the family by bowing to them. The elders will then wish them a healthy new year and give them new years money. As a family they will then play traditional games for entertainment.
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