In Taiwan, the Republic of China, on Lunar New Year’s Eve, one of the most important dates of the New Year customs in Taiwan, people start the year-end worship ceremony in the afternoon.Īccording to Peters Chen, Director, Education Division, TECC in India, people prepare the five offerings, and a variety of cakes to worship gods located in the offering table, and then paying respects to ancestors, expressing his/her thanks to the gods and ancestors for blessing this year, meanwhile, pray for good fortune in the coming New Year. They believe they can grow one year older after consuming a bowl of rice cake soup on the first day of the Lunar year. Korean people celebrate Lunar New Year’s Day (Seol or Seollal), with a special festival dish called tteokguk (떡국) or rice cake soup. This tradition is still performed by many Koreans but it isn’t quite as widespread as the other Seollal traditions. People perform deep bows to these tablets in order to show respect to their ancestors. Food is set out on a table as a gift for one’s ancestors, behind which are the family’s ancestral tablets. Charye is the term used for describing the worshiping of one’s ancestors during the Lunar New Year. Dressed in traditional clothing called “Hanbok (한복)”, people wish their elders a happy new year by performing a traditional bow and saying the words ‘Saehae bok mani badeuseyo’ (새해 복 많이 받으세요, “Please receive a lot of good fortune for the New Year”.) Then, the elders typically reward this gesture by giving New Year’s gift money to their juniors.Īnother important tradition is 차례 (charye). Sebae 세배, the New Year’s Bow is just like India puts great respect in their elders, Korea also has a long tradition of starting the New Year (by the lunar calendar) with the deep traditional bows made to elders. In Korea, the representative culture for Seollal includes Sebae 세배 (New Year’s Bow), Charye (차례) Remembering and worshiping ancestors, and Traditional Food & Tteokguk (떡국).

The report is regarding the various good and bad behaviors of the family members.” Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival – Photo Tainan City Government According to legend, stove god is assigned on January 4 every year by the Jade Emperor to every house to monitor the words and deeds of each family, until December 24 to report his duty back to heaven to the Jade Emperor. Traditionally, every house has a fairly large stove. On December 24th people will send off the kitchen god back to the god of Jade Emperor which is called “farewell to stove god” activities. Peters Chen, Director, Education Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India, says, “Owners of companies and business prepare a Year-end banquet for staff to appreciate their efforts of the whole year. The first date of the Spring Festival this year is on January 22 in the year 2023. It usually starts form December 16th of lunar calendar, so-called year-end banquet, and ends in the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month of lunar calendar, lasting one month long. The Spring Festival in Taiwan, also known as the first day of Lunar New Year is the most popular festival in Chinese speaking community all over the world.

The holiday takes place in the span of several days and is marked by the gathering of family members, performing Korean rituals relating to the wish for the new year, eating traditional foods, playing folk games, and other traditional activities,” he said. “In India we celebrate various festivals like Diwali to bring the family together likewise in Korean families, Seollal is celebrated with family so that those who were apart the whole year come closer again and spend time together.

Korean lunar new year clothing