hi^^
in first week of January 2012. still, happy new year!
wish for healthy and wealthy!
well, some country has another new based on their own calendar. like Hijriyah, Chinese's calendar, and Korean. they use lunar calendar.
but, now i want to post about korean new year or Seollal.
Korean New Year, commonly known as Seollal (Hangul: 설날; RR: Seollal; MR: Sŏllal), is the first day of the lunar calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day. Koreans also celebrate solar New Year's Day on January 1 each year, following the Gregorian Calendar. The Korean New Year holiday lasts three days, and is considered a more important holiday than the solar New Year's Day.[1]
The term "Seollal" generally does not refer to Eumnyeokak Seollal (음력 설날, lunar new year), also known as Gujeong (Hangul: 구정; Hanja: 舊正). Less commonly, "Seollal" also refers to Yangnyeok Seollal (양력 설날, solar new year), also known as Sinjeong (Hangul: 신정; Hanja: 新正).
Korean New Year generally falls on the day of the second new moon after winter solstice, unless there is a very rare intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year. In such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice (next occurrence will be 2033).
credit: wikipedia
they are some custom in Seollal. the young visit the elder and together give honor to anchestors.
children bow to the elder.
Sebae is a traditionally observed activity on Seollal, and is filial-piety-oriented. Children wish their elders (grandparents, aunts and uncles, parents) a happy new year by performing one deep traditional bow (rites with more than one bow involved are usually for the deceased) and the words saehae bok mani badeuseyo (Hangul: 새해 복 많이 받으세요) which translates to Receive many New Year blessings, or more loosely, "Have a blessed New Year." Parents typically reward this gesture by giving their children new year's money, or "pocket money," (usually in the form of crisp paper money) and offering words of wisdom, deokdam. Historically, parents gave out rice cakes (ddeok) and fruit to their children instead. Before and during the bowing ceremony, children wear hanboks as a respectful way to appreciate ancestors and elders.
credit: wikipedia
i think Seollal must be a happy holy day. people can gather with their family. enjoy hansik, wear new hanbok, adn play traditional game like yunnori (윷놀이), yeonnalligi, jegi chagi (제기차기), neolttwigi (널뛰기), seesaw (시소), etc.
so fun, right?
and don't forget eat sweet cake rice, tteokk. or usually as soup called tteokguk.
happy new year!
credit picture:
1. http://www.kokoliving.com/korean-american-women/2011/02/happy-korean-new-year-written-by-jeanie-chang.html
2. http://discoveringkorea.com/2009/01/26/seollal/
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