Online Event "All about Korean Special Day" with the King Sejong Institute Center in Indonesia

 

On Friday April 21, 2021, the King Sejong Institute Center in Indonesia held an event, namely "Special Sundays in Korea", this event aims to introduce various kinds of special days in South Korea, this event is held online virtual, in the final session of the event. KSIC also provides a quiz about this event, in an explanation of Korean special day sundries including:

Seotdal Geumeum, Seotdal Geumeum is the eve of Chinese New Year and is also known as the last day of the year. Meanwhile, the night before the new year is usually known as jeya or jeseok. Jeseok, is defined as the night of liberation. Usually people throw away old calendars and replace them with new ones. On this day, people usually stay up late until dawn to welcome the new year.

Seollal, In South Korea, Chinese New Year is known as Seollal. This year, Seollal falls on February 12-14. This means that South Koreans have a three-day weekend to celebrate with their loved ones. Seollal is a time for Korean people to return to their hometowns to honor their ancestors, as well as meet family members. During Seollal, Koreans usually perform ancestral rituals, play folk games, eat traditional food, listen to stories, and chat late into the night. However, in recent times, there has been a shift away from traditional celebrations, meaning more is done for those who spend Seollal alone. Traditionally, they usually prepare their New Year's snacks by eating "tteokguk" and "jeon" for breakfast.


"Tteokguk" is rice cake soup, while "Jeon" is wheat flour on the side. Then, they perform an important ritual called 'sebae'. Usually the sebae gesture is done for younger people and has to bow deeply to the older person while saying happy new year. When sebae they usually also wear hanbok which is Korean traditional. When bowing, we have to say 'saehae bok mani badeuseyo' which means 'Have a lucky new year'.

After doing the 'saebe' the parents say 'I hope you stay healthy this year' or 'I hope you get married this year' to their children. They will then give an amount of money, known as 'sebaetdon' to their children. Not only that, they also perform the 'charye' ritual, or ancestral ritual, in the morning and spend time playing games. Korean Seollal celebrations are indeed on the rise. But one thing for sure, life in Seoul City becomes more quiet during the long vacation period.

Chuseok, Chuseok means "Autumn Night" in Korean and is a harvest festival that lasts for three consecutive days.

Chuseok, similar to American Thanksgiving, is the biggest holiday in Korea. Chuseok is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. During Chuseok, Koreans visit their ancestral graves or hold ancestral memorial services in homes. Usually, at the food table, each family always makes traditional food such as songpyeon, rice cakes with special filling steamed on pine needles, and rice wine. Korean pancakes and fresh fruits are also common during Chuseok.

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