Americans are familiar with New Year, a celebration full of fireworks and resolutions. Some may even know about Lunar New Year, but do they know about “Seollal?'“ “Seollal” is Korea’s Lunar New Year, which emphasizes time with the family and respect for elders. Instead of fireworks and resolutions, “Seollal” traditions included eating “tteok” rice cake, a “Sebae” ritual, and more. It is an important holiday that unites Koreans together, especially during the 2020-2021 period of isolation.
Read MoreLet’s celebrate Hangeul Day! Hangeul is the Korean alphabet and was created by King Sejong. His goal was to create a language that was easy for every one of his citizens to use.
한글은 세종대왕이 3년 동안의 연구 끝에 만들어진 과학적이고 합리적인 문자입니다. 모든 국민이 글자를 알게 하기 위해 만들었기 때문에 간단하며 배우기가 쉬운 것이 가장 큰 장점입니다. 한국의 모든 분야에 발전의 기본이 되었고 이를 기념하기 위한 날이 한글날입니다.
Read MoreOriginating back 200 years to an ancient Korean kingdom, Chuseok, or “Korean Thanksgiving,” remains a major festivity in South Korea today. Some traditional characteristics include games, family bonding, and foods such as songpyeon, Asian pears, and jujubes. Despite its origin in South Korea, people of all nationalities are welcome to celebrate this wonderful holiday.
추석은 200년 이상 지내온 한국의 깊은 역사를 가진 대표적인 명절입니다! 이 날은 조상님께 차례를 지낸 후에 가족이 모여 송편, 배, 대추 같은 음식 나누어 먹고 다양한 게임을 즐기며 시간을 보냅니다. 한국사람뿐만 아니라 다양한 인종이 즐길수 있는 아름다운 명절 입니다.
Happy Chuseok!
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