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세배 (sebae) is the most important of all the Korean Lunar New Year traditions. Sebae is the act of kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply so that your hands are also on the ground. Younger people must bow deeply to their elders and wish them a happy new year. Complete guide to Seollal 2025, Lunar New Year in Korea, including Seollal traditions, food, the meaning, and more. Traditionally aligned with the Chinese New Year, due to the cultural and historical exchanges between Korea and China, this celebration typically occurs on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It shares similarities with other Asian New Year celebrations like those in Vietnam and Mongolia. 10 February 2024 is Seollal (설날 - Korean Lunar New Year's Day), which is one of the important festivals in Korea. Seollal falls on the 1st day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar, and family members and relatives get together to celebrate. The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2025) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday). Curious about Lunar New Year? Learn all about the traditions, foods, greetings, gifts, and more of Seollal in Korea, otherwise known as Korean Lunar New Year. In Korea, during the Lunar New Year (Seollal), elders give money to young or unmarried adults after receiving their New Year’s bow (sebae). One legend suggests the Korean tradition originates New Year’s bow. After dressing in hanbok, it is only fitting to give a proper New Year’s bow. Families gather together on the day of Seollal, and all members will give a New Year’s bow to the elders of the family after completing the ancestral memorial rites. The New Year’s bow, called sebae, is more formal than the regularly exchanged bow. This year, the Chinese New Year will fall on February 6. South Korea, however, combines the best of both worlds with two separate yet similar New Year celebrations. There are two New Year's Days in Korea: one on the solar calendar, known as Sinjeong (신정), which feels like a regular Sunday, and another on the lunar calendar, called Seollal (설날), a major family holiday. Seollal (설날) falls on the first day of the lunar calendar, usually in early to mid-February. Celebrated in both North AND South Korea, Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year is one of the country’s most significant national holidays. In the 2024 Year of the Wood Dragon, the holiday period lasts from February 9th to 12th. Chinese and Vietnamese people will have dinner together on New Year's Eve. This is one of the most important meals of the year. Koreans will visit family and graves before and after Tet. The second similarity is the tradition of giving lucky money - celebrating the new year. Lunar New Year, known as Seollal in Korea, is a significant traditional holiday that celebrates the arrival of the new year based on the lunar calendar. This occasion emphasizes family reunions, honoring ancestors, and various cultural rituals, enriching Korean cultural identity. Korean New Year is NOT the same as Chinese New Year. But it is similar. And everyone has a tendency to refer to the Lunar New Year as Chinese New Year. Although, it’s no wonder because China has the world’s largest population! Not to mention that the traditions of Chinese New Year are just fun with dragon dances, fireworks, and the like! Seollal (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal; MR: Sŏllal) is a Korean traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the lunisolar calendar. [1] It is one of the most important traditional holidays for ethnic Koreans, being celebrated in both North Korea and South Korea as well as Korean diaspora all around the world. During Chinese New Year, people have a long list of things to do. From one week preceding the festival to the 15th day after, many Chinese New Year customs are widely observed for thousands of years. The family reunion dinner, eating dumplings, and setting off firework are the must-dos that you might know. What else interesting do the Chinese do? How is Korean New Year different from than Chinese New Year? The association with the Lunar calendar is the biggest connection the Korean New Year has to the Chinese New Year now. Both countries have their own celebrations, traditions, games, and special food to ring in the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a new year on China's traditional lunisolar calendar. It is a time for family gatherings. It is the most important festival in China (where it is known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival), and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea (where it is known as Seollal), in Vietnam (as Tet), as well as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and other countries Much of Korean and Japanese culture has strong influence from Chinese culture, and this is true for New Year’s traditions as well. The lunisolar Chinese calendar is also used in Japan and Korea. Contrary to the consistent date of January 1 st , the Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, falls on a different
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