Today is ์ค๋ [seollal] in Korea (Lunar New Year). ์ค๋ is a significant holiday for Korean, along with Chuseok. Let's learn about ์ค๋ ๐
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ You can read through about ์ค๋ in English first and then try the Korean version (test your reading skills!) :D
๐ฑ What is Seollal? How does South Korea celebrate Seollal?
โ๏ธ ์ค๋ is an important traditional holiday in South Korea. ์ค๋ varies every year. This year, it starts on January 22nd and lasts for four days.
โ๏ธ On ์ค๋ , Koreans visit their hometown. And people spend time with their families and friends. Koreans exchange gifts like healthy food(fruits, meats, etc)
โ๏ธ ์ธ๋ฐฐ[sebae] is an important tradition of ์ค๋ . Younger people do ์ธ๋ฐฐ to their elders and wish them a "happy new year". After the ์ธ๋ฐฐ, the elders give words of blessing. And give them money. It calls ์ธ๋ฑ๋ (์ธ๋ฐฐ sebae+๋ money)๐คฉ
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