설날

[ seollal ]
「명사」 Noun
Seollal; Lunar New Year

One of the national holidays in Korea; on the first day of the year by the lunar calendar, families and relatives gather to hold an ancestral ritual called Charye, and the young perform Sebae, a traditional Korean bow, to their elders; people have tteokguk, sliced rice cake soup, and enjoy folk games such as yunnori, a traditional Korean family board game, as well as neolttwigi, riding a standing see-saw, and yeonnalligi, kiteflying.

Type:
Native
Level:
Elementary

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