Chinese New Year In Korean

Lunar new year 2020 south korea in south korea each lunar year is represented by one of twelve animals in the rotation of the korean zodiac calendar and 2020 is the year of the rat.

Chinese new year in korean. The date for the lunar calendar is different every year but new year is usually occurs in february. The first day of chinese new year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 january and 20 february. Seollal in south korea chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese calendar which differs from the gregorian calendar.

The holiday is also widely celebrated in countries like hong kong singapore south korea taiwan and vietnam by exchanging gifts or money for good fortune partying in the streets and setting off. So the lunar new year for many east asian countries including south korea is usually on the second new moon after the winter solstice. Sebae is the act of kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply so that your hands are also on the ground.

Every year is represented by a zodiac animal sign. The earliest references to korean new year are believed to be found in the 3rd century chinese historical work records of the three kingdoms book of wei volume 30. By the 13th century korean new year was one of the nine major korean festivals.

So even though korea officially uses the solar calendar the western new year sin jeong 신정 aka jan 1st is not as big as the lunar one. Records of 7th century korean new year celebrations are included in the chinese historical works the book of sui and the old book of tang. 세배 sebae is the most important of all the korean lunar new year traditions.

However the phrases we learned above are still used on both of these occasions. Younger people must bow deeply to their elders and wish them a happy new year.