Seollal, or Korean Lunar New Year is a holiday and celebration which marks the first day of the Korean Lunar Calender. In 2014, Seollal falls on Friday, January 31st - though the celebration is ...

Comedy action flick "Hitman2" dominated the Korean box office during the Seollal holiday, according to the Korean Film Council. "Hitman2," directed by Choi Won-sub, attracted 1.26 million viewers ...

New Year's celebrations vary throughout the world. Some celebrate the new year on January 1. Others take place later in the month—like Lunar New Year and Korean New Year. But what is Korean New ...

Seollal, Korea's biggest holiday, falls on Feb. 7 this year. Holidays start from Feb. 6 and run through the entire weekend. The word Seol means a new day ``to be careful," or ``to be discreet in ...

New Year's Day is a special time for people all around the world and each culture has its own way to celebrate the day. The Korean New Year's Day, Seollal, is when traditional values and customs ...

South Koreans’ Seollal gift packages appear to have no limit on what they can contain. Gift packs full of spam, preserved tuna or soap are the most frequently exchanged. However, there are ...

One food staple at Seollal is tteokguk (rice cake soup). There was a time tteokguk was only served once a year, for this holiday, as it was believed that by eating it, you become a year older.

Seollal-related activities take a lot of time and effort, especially on the part of women. Women have to prepare for the charye and cook the food to be served to visiting relatives.