Sehebok Mani Paduseyo

The title of this entry is Korean for "Many new years blessings to you".
Seollal, the Korean new year, is one of the more important events of the year. This 3 day tradition is scheduled in February, based off of the lunar calendar (so it falls under different dates each year).
There are many traditions that go along with this holiday such as wearing clothing called Hanbok. This is worn on New Years day and the hanbok is characterized by many colors and simple lines, it also has no pockets. With having no pockets, both men and women carry around elaborately decorated purses.

maedup

Maedup, traditional knot-tying, is a type of macramé. The decorative knotting, often with very long tassels, was used to dress instruments and other items such as fans and dresses. There are at least 38 type of maedup that create many different shapes including lotus and butterfly.
In Korea, there is a tradition of giving a hand fan as a special gift for the Dano Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month). Men usually use folding fans and women mainly use round fans.


New Years is also the most important holiday in the Chinese culture.
The Chinese Zodiac calendar is based on a lunar calendar. There are 12 animals that represent the Chinese zodiac. An animal is assigned to each year according to a 12 year cycle, 2011 was the year of the rabbit and 2012 is the dragon! What's your animal?? >>>Chinese Zodiac

This celebration ends with the lantern festival where people carry lanterns in parades and the dragon dance is performed. Other customs include lighting fireworks to scare away evil spirits and giving gifts of money in red envelopes for good luck.
Happy New Year!

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