Traditional Korean New Year 2020

In 2022 it will begin on february 1.

Traditional korean new year 2020. During the holiday period many koreans head back to their hometown to see their families and pay respect to their ancestors. Its date usually falls between the end of january and the middle of february and marks the arrival of spring in korea according to the lunar calendar. In this post you will find out the best activities you can do during 2020 s korean new year in seoul.

The earliest references to korean new year are believed to be found in the 3rd century chinese historical work records of the three kingdoms book of wei volume 30. Korean new year s dishes the biggest part of seollal is the food. This year korean lunar new year is from the 24th to 26th of january.

Come and celebrate the past and welcome the new at the 2020 coex fireworks countdown. Annually coex holds fireworks to count down the new year. For koreans and other cultures that celebrate the lunar new year the holiday season doesn t end with the stroke of the clock on january 1st.

From january 24th to 27th 2020 korean people celebrate seollal which is the first day of the korean lunar calendar. 2020 coex new year s fireworks countdown. Korean new year s celebrations begin with everyone wearing traditional dress hanbok since the korean focus is on starting the new year by reconnecting with family and ancestors the most ceremonial ritual on new year s day is seh bae a deep bow to the floor traditionally families would begin by performing seh bae to deceased ancestors and making.

The year 2020 is referred to as gyeongjanyeon gyeong meaning white and ja meaning mouse or the year of the white mouse the mouse is considered a fast and clever animal associated with the accumulation of material items. Yes the party isn t over yet. Tteokguk ddukguk is the most representative of seollal dishes.

The country s main holiday the korean new year in 2020 will be celebrated on january 25th. After that they set off the firecrackers. These days many koreans check their yearly fortune horoscope just for fun by comparing their zodiac sign with the new year s zodiac sign.