People circle around to watch the burning dalgip, or “moon house,” in Haeundae District, Busan, on Feb. 12, to mark Jeongwol ...

This Yonhap file photo shows last year's "Full Moon Descends on Changgyeonggung Palace for Jeongwol Daeboreum" event, hosted ...

Prices soar for Lunar New Year ingredients as domestic goods become unaffordable in Korea Rising costs force consumers to ...

Nam-gu District in Busan. The event was held two days ahead of Jeongwol Daeboreum, a traditional festival marking the first ...

The first full moon of Lunar New Year has long been celebrated by Koreans as they wish for prosperity in the new year. Known ...

As winter loosens its grip on the Korean Peninsula, a centuries-old tradition ignites the night sky this coming Wednesday.

Residents of Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, prepare a rope to be used for a traditional tug-of-war game on Thursday.

In Caitlin Chung’s earliest memories of Seollal, or Korean Lunar New Year, there was no dinner table in sight. Only the familiar hum of a small, crowded room with red carpet floors, leather ...

Admiral Yi Sun-shin exhibition One of the highlights the museum is preparing to mark the occasions is its first large-scale exhibition about Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545–1598) and his era. The exhibition ...

Another 34 events over the same period will mostly focus on Jeongwol Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon of the lunar new year. Dalseong-gun County in Daegu, the nation's No. 4 city, will host ...

For those visiting or newly adjusting to life in Korea, questions may arise why there are walnuts and peanuts galore at shopping stalls about now. Feb. 14 is St. Valentine’s Day. It is also “Jeongwol ...