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* Many countries, especially in Asia, celebrate Lunar New Year. These puppies are wearing hanbok, traditional Korean clothes, to celebrate.
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How Lunar New Year is Celebrated in South Korea: Seollal is the Lunar New Year’s Day in South Korea. It is one of the biggest holidays. People eat ddeok-guk (savory rice cake soup), and go around to visit and greet relatives and loved ones.
Korean Words Related to Celebrating Lunar New Year* Seollal (설날): Lunar New Year’s Day. One of the biggest national holidays in South Korea along with Chuseok (추석), Korean Thanksgiving.
* Sebae (세배): Korean custom that youngers wish elders Happy New Year by bowing in a traditional way. In return, elders provide words of wisdom and allowance money called sebae-don.
* Ddeok-guk (떡국): Savory Rice Cake Soup eaten on New Year’s Day. See the recipe/video at https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/tteokguk
* Hanbok (한복): Korean traditional clothing, usually worn on holidays or for big celebrations.
“새해 복 많이 받으세요.” : New Year’s Greeting in Korean. It means: “May the New Year bring you prosperities and happiness.” Listen to the audio in the following link: http://files.cargocollective.com/339660/HappyNewYear_Korean_AramKim.mp3
More about the Poster: Two puppies on the poster are illustrated after two breeds of dogs originated in Korea. Left is Jindo (진돗개), and right is Sapsaree (삽살개). They are wearing hanbok and holding a bokjumeoni (복주머니), a decorative silk pouch, literally translated to fortune-pouch.
A YEAR OF THE DOG
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