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, ... Food: Though the food prepared for the ...

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 ...

A staple of the Lunar New Year table, "galbijjim," or braised short ribs, is a quintessential example of homey yet regal Seollal fare. The hearty stew of ribs plays sweet and savory flavors off ...

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.

Banh Day, Vietnamese sticky rice cakes at the Vegan Food Festival in Warsaw, Poland on Oct. 6, 2019. ... Seollal, like Tet, coincides with other Lunar New Year festivities around the globe.

From left, Jian Zhou from China, Jasmine Lee from the Philippines and Anastacia from Uzbekistan, who are all married to Koreans, wear the traditional Korean dress or hanbok, while filming the ...