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 ...

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 ...

The holidays are a time for cheer and spending quality time with family, but it is also an important time of year in South Korea for solidifying business relationships -- with boxes filled with ...

Seollal, or New Year's Day, along with Chuseok — the two biggest traditional holidays for Koreans — was once abolished in North Korea by late founder Kim Il-sung, who viewed them as remnants ...

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.

The Year of the Snake has started, and the vibes are all about renewal and regeneration. Lunar New Year — which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more — begins on ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year, holds historical and cultural importance for Korean people all ...

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.