Prior to the start of the Korean War in 1950 and after Korea was liberated in 1945, the provisional Korean government set aside the first three days of January as a public holiday. The Japanese reiterated their ban on celebrating Seollal during this time. Korea was formally annexed by the Japanese Empire in 1910, following years of conflict, intimidation, and political manoeuvring. According to the Korean historical work, Korean New Year was one of the nine major Korean festivals that included ancestral rites. In 488 AD, the new year was observed while Silla was ruled by its twenty-first king. Samguk yusa, a document created in the thirteenth century, contains Korea's own account of the new year's celebration. It is thought that the Korean New Year celebration began in the third century. It is observed on January 22nd of this year. In this scenario, the New Year coincides with the third new moon following the solstice. Unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the run-up to the New Year, Seollal, or Korean New Year, usually takes place in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It is observed concurrently with Chinese New Year and, as its name suggests, is based on the lunar calendar. Lunar New Year in Korea The Korean equivalent of the Chinese New Year is called Seollal. I’m giving away lucky “Hong Bao” (red packets) again! ( ) /EJyTUaVlLn - Jackie Chan 22, 2023 Xin Nian Kuai Le! 恭喜發財! Happy Chinese New Year!! May the year of the rabbit bring good luck, good health, and lots of new opportunities to all my friends and fans around the world! The three days of festivities typically include the day before New Year's, New Year's Day, and the day after New Year's. Being observed in both North Korea and South Korea, it is one of the most significant traditional holidays on the Korean Peninsula. Presented in a beautiful and colorful pouch, the gift has deep meaning for South Koreans.Happy Korean New Year 2023: The festival and national holiday known as Seollal (Korean New Year) honours the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. After sebae, the children receive ‘sebaetdon’ or New Year’s money as a gift from their elders. While performing the ritual, one must wear ‘hanbok’. This deep traditional bow signifies respect. Younger people must bow deeply to their elders and wish them a happy new year. It is the act of kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply so that your hands are also on the ground. In South Korea, the clear broth and white rice cakes of tteokguk are believed to symbolize starting out the year with a clean mind and body.Īnother important ritual that is followed is called ‘sebae’. Another very common dish is ‘ddeokguk’ or rice cake soup which, though eaten throughout the year, carries special significance on Seollal.
Though the food prepared for the ceremony of charye differs by region, the most common varieties are rice, soup, meat, seafood, liquor, fruit and vegetables.
Then the family gets together for a ceremony called ‘eumbok’ where they eat the food blessed by the ancestors, allowing them to start the new year with many blessings and prosperity. Charye involves the preparation of food by female relatives and the serving of food to ancestors by male relatives.
One of the most important rituals performed during this auspicious occasion is called ‘charye’. It is also considered respectful for people to visit their mothers and fathers-in-law during the Korean New Year. Often, the family members first visit the elders, and this includes the grandparents and the parents. Since it is one of the few times families may be able to get together and catch up on one another's lives, it is considered respectful and important to attend the holiday. Many Koreans travel from overseas to visit their families for this annual holiday. Compared to Chuseok, Seollal carries more importance as it is treated as a holiday to spend with their family members in their hometown. In such a case, the New Year falls on the third new moon after the solstice. Seollal generally occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year.
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