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Celebrating Seollal (Lunar New Year) in Korea

Seollal is the first day of the Lunar calendar and lasts for three days the day of new year, the day before new year and the day after new year. This year, Seollal falls on January 28th (TOMORROW!) and lasts 27th through 30th of January. 

Seollal is one of the biggest celebrated national holidays in Korea and it is special occasion for Korean people. All of family members are gathered and playing folk games, eating Tteokguk (rice cake soup), and performing ancestral rites. So usually, the day and the day after Seollal there is a heavy traffics on the high way and all of train and bus tickets are sold out. It is smart to reserve tickets early!

Traditional Food : Tteokguk

Once all of family members are gathered, they are having traditional soup Tteokguk made based on beef broth and made with sliced rice cakes, beef, egg vegetables and other ingredients. As Koreans having Tteokguk, they hopes of longevity and good health.

Traditional Folk game : Yutnori

Seollal is an opportunity for the entire family to engage in fun activities together. The most common activity is Yutnori, a board game that involves throwing for wooden sticks. This is so easy to learn that all family members, regardless of age, can enjoy playing in terms and making fun bets.

There are variety of styles with various rules but the general rules of the game are the same. Yutnori is played by throwing four sticks and moving your game markers around the board depending on the number of up-facing sticks. Each team has four markers and the team to get all four of their markers around the board wins. 

Happy Lunar New Year!

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