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Korean Lunar New Year 2021- Year of the OX

February 11, 2021 Uncategorized Comments Off on Korean Lunar New Year 2021- Year of the OX

One popular Korean Lunar New Year tradition is 세배 (sebae), which is respect for elders and ancestors. In the ritual families often travel to the family graves to show their respect. 

Korean Lunar New Year 2021

Also common is younger people will bow to their grandparents. They then wish them a happy New Year by saying: sae hae bok mani badeu say yo (새해 복 많이 받으세요. ) Which translates as “Please receive good fortune for the New Year.”

In turn, the elders typically reward this gesture by giving children New Year’s money, or “pocket money” called Sebaet Don, usually new crisp paper money.  

To learn more, go this week’s post in YouTube  

2009: Year of the Ox

January 19, 2009 Education One comment

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Genre Painting-Plowing the field with the ox

 

 

 

 

 

By Don Southerton, Songdo IBD CityTalk Editor and Chief Blogger

2009 is the Year of the Ox according to the Chinese zodiac. Koreans, too, follow the  lunar calendar, but have rich, unique traditions regarding many of the 12 zodiac animals. A goal of this Blog is when appropriate to share some insights into Korean tradition and history.

For example, in Korea the ox was the symbol of the three main virtues – honesty, sincerity, and self-sacrifice. It works slowly, but steadily, and is always patient. Building a city like Songdo IBD is a slow, but steady process, too.

It is commonly thought that those born in the Year of the Ox are hard-working and loyal. They may be slow at times but they can be focused and determined once they put their mind to something. Such single-mindedness has lead to the expression “stubborn as an ox.” Moreover, there is a Korean idiom “reading the scriptures to an ox.” which refers to the pointlessness of trying to persuade someone who will not listen. 

For more info and additional Genre artwork on Korea’s ox traditions, see LINK.