{"id":5411,"date":"2018-02-14T23:50:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T04:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2018-02-14T23:56:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T04:56:36","slug":"korean-lunar-new-years-day-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-lunar-new-years-day-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Lunar New Year\u2019s Day in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Thursday, February 15 is Seollal (<\/em><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><em> &#8211; Lunar New Year\u2019s Day), one of the most celebrated Korean holiday. <\/em>If you are around Korean people, you will hear their excitement regarding \uc124\ub0a0<em>. <\/em>This post will introduce vocabulary related to this special Korean holiday, so you will be able to enjoy the festivities with them and also wish them a \u2018Happy New Year\u2019 in Korean.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not familiar with <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span>, please follow this link \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/celebrating-korean-lunar-new-years-day\/\">Celebrating Korean Lunar New Year\u2019s Day<\/a>\u2019 and also \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/dont-go-to-sleep-on-new-years-eve\/\">Don\u2019t Go to Sleep on New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The following list of vocabulary is based on this wonderful YouTube video that explains the history, tradition, and vocabulary relating to <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Korea&#039;s Real New Year&#039;s Day, Seollal\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_Yng9CZlU8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Seol-lal (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span> \u2013 Lunar New Year\u2019s Day)<\/li>\n<li>ga-la-ddeok (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00\ub798\ub5a1<\/em><\/span> \u2013 rice cake is the main ingredient of \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub5a1\uad6d<\/em><\/span> )<\/li>\n<li>ddeok-guk (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub5a1\uad6d<\/em><\/span> \u2013 rice cake soup that Korean people eat on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span> )<\/li>\n<li>Seol-bim (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ube54<\/em><\/span> \u2013 new clothes and generally refers to <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud55c\ubcf5<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 on <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Je-sa (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc81c\uc0ac<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u2013 ritual that is dedicated to ancestors)<\/li>\n<li>Cha-rye (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucc28\ub840<\/em><\/span> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc81c\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>performed on holidays)<\/li>\n<li>Jeon (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc804<\/em><\/span> \u2013 Korean style pancakes with meant or vegetables )<\/li>\n<li>eum-bok (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc74c\ubcf5<\/em><\/span> \u2013 sharing food and the liquor served to ancestors after <em>\uc81c\uc0ac<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>se-ba (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0c8\ubc30<\/em><\/span> \u2013 a deep formal bow that younger members of the family show respect to the elders )<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wishing-happy-new-year-in-korean\/\">Se-he-bok-man-i-bat-eu-se-yo! (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/em><em>!<\/em> <\/span>&#8211; Happy New Year!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>se-ba-don (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0c8\ubc30\ub3c8<\/em><\/span> \u2013 money that elders hand to younger members of the family after receiving<em>\uc0c8\ubc30<\/em> )<\/li>\n<li>bok-jo-ri (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubcf5\uc870\ub9ac<\/em><\/span> \u2013 a kitchen utensil that is used to wash and dip up rice)<\/li>\n<li>ga-jok (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00\uc871<\/em><\/span> \u2013 family )<\/li>\n<li>je-gi-cha-gi (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc81c\uae30\ucc28\uae30<\/em><\/span> \u2013 similar to a shuttlecock that is used for a outdoor game in Korea )<\/li>\n<li>Yut-nol-i (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc737\ub180\uc774<\/em><\/span> \u2013 Korean traditional game that uses four sticks, four tokens, and a board)<\/li>\n<li>Yeon-nal-li-gi (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc5f0\ub0a0\ub9ac\uae30<\/em> <\/span>\u2013 kite flying )<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As this video explains, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ub0a0<\/em><\/span> is one of the most important holidays in Korea. This is a special day that allows Korean family members to get together, to share delicious holiday food, to connect with their ancestors, and to wish each other good health and happiness for the New Year. I hope you will be able to enjoy\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc124\ub0a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> with your Korean friends or family members this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0c8\ud574 \ubcf5 \ub9ce\uc774 \ubc1b\uc73c\uc138\uc694<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span> (Happy New Year!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span> (Thank you!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-28-at-12.51.03-AM-350x139.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-28-at-12.51.03-AM-350x139.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-28-at-12.51.03-AM-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-28-at-12.51.03-AM-1024x405.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-28-at-12.51.03-AM.png 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Thursday, February 15 is Seollal (\uc124\ub0a0 &#8211; Lunar New Year\u2019s Day), one of the most celebrated Korean holiday. If you are around Korean people, you will hear their excitement regarding \uc124\ub0a0. This post will introduce vocabulary related to this special Korean holiday, so you will be able to enjoy the festivities with them and also&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-lunar-new-years-day-in-2018\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":5321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5411","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5411"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5421,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411\/revisions\/5421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}