{"id":52,"date":"2009-01-01T23:56:23","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T03:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=52"},"modified":"2009-01-01T23:56:23","modified_gmt":"2009-01-02T03:56:23","slug":"sul-%ec%84%a4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/sul-%ec%84%a4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sul (\uc124)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi everyone!\u00a0 This is the first post for 2009!\u00a0 Todays is Sul nal (\uc124\ub0a0<\/strong>) or New Years Day in Korea.\u00a0 The typical phrase you’ll hear is sehe bok mani baduseyo (\uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/strong>).\u00a0 Let’s break this phrase down so that we can understand this quirky greeting.\u00a0 Sehe (\uc0c8\ud574<\/strong>) means ‘new year.’\u00a0 Bok (\ubcf5<\/strong>) means ‘luck.’\u00a0 Mani (\ub9ce\uc774<\/strong>) means ‘a lot.’\u00a0 Baduseyo (\ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/strong>) means ‘receive.’\u00a0 Altogether if you translate this literally it means, ‘Receive a lot of luck for the New Year,’ or ‘Good luck for the New Year.’<\/p>\n

New Years Day is called Sul (\uc124<\/strong>) in Korean.\u00a0 Korean children follow a tradition called sebe jul\u00a0(\uc0c8\ubc30\uc808<\/strong>) on the morning of New Years Day.\u00a0 Sebe jul (\uc0c8\ubc30\uc808<\/strong>) is a type of bow where you stand up and prostrate yourself with your forehead nearly touching the floor.\u00a0 Technically speaking you don’t have to be a child to perform a sebe jul (\uc0c8\ubc30\uc808<\/strong>).\u00a0 You could be forty years old and still perform this ritual; especially if your parents are still alive.\u00a0 The sebe jul (\uc0c8\ubc30\uc808<\/strong>) tradition goes way back in Korean history.\u00a0 It’s supposed to be a sign of respect towards the elderly.<\/p>\n

When children perform the bow, parents and grandparents will give their children and grandchildren some allowance money called sebe don (\uc0c8\ubc30\ub3c8<\/strong>).\u00a0 Sebe don (\uc0c8\ubc30\ub3c8<\/strong>) is usually handed out until the child reaches high school or college.\u00a0 Adults, especially if they work,\u00a0will usually give their parents\u00a0sebe don (\uc0c8\ubc30\ub3c8<\/strong>).\u00a0\u00a0So here, the cycle is reversed and the young takes care of the old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On sul (\uc124<\/strong>), it’s also customary for Korean people to wear a hanbok (\ud55c\ubcf5<\/strong>) or a traditional Korean outfit.\u00a0 As you can see, the New Year is a time where Koreans practice many traditional rituals.\u00a0 It’s also a time that many people spend with their families.\u00a0 I’ll talk more about this in later posts.\u00a0 For now, sehe bok mani baduseyo (\uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/strong>) or Happy New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi everyone!\u00a0 This is the first post for 2009!\u00a0 Todays is Sul nal (\uc124\ub0a0) or New Years Day in Korea.\u00a0 The typical phrase you’ll hear is sehe bok mani baduseyo (\uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694).\u00a0 Let’s break this phrase down so that we can understand this quirky greeting.\u00a0 Sehe (\uc0c8\ud574) means ‘new year.’\u00a0 Bok (\ubcf5) means…<\/p>\n

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