Seollal is the Korean Lunar New Year. I love Korean New Year. We get New Years Day plus the day before and the day after off. And the way it works out, with New Years being on a Thursday, means we have a five day holiday.
But now some information about Seollal. It’s the celebration of the lunar new year. Unlike in China, Seollal is pretty low key. People travel home to be with their families. Most of my students, when asked what they were doing for the holiday, said they were going to their grandparents’ house. They also mentioned that grandma would be cooking good food. That I can believe.
Many Korean families play Yut (pronounced yoot) during New Years. I’ve never seen a set, but I’d like to find one.
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