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New Year’s Day in Korea

Explore the observance’s date, meaning and origins.

Official observance

New Year’s Day in Korea

Every year on January 1 ↗

Celebrate the first day of the solar-calendar year and a fresh start.

#Tradition #Culture #Public holidays

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How did it begin?

Korea began celebrating January 1 as New Year’s Day after adopting the solar calendar in 1896. It is called Sinjeong or the solar New Year to distinguish it from lunar Seollal.

Source · 국가기록원 — 되찾은 설날과 양력설의 역사 ↗ (new window)

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