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Seollal (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal; MR: Sŏllal) is a Korean traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the lunisolar calendar. [1] It is one of the most important traditional holidays for ethnic Koreans, being celebrated in both North Korea and South Korea as well as Korean diaspora all around the world.
The traditional Korean calendar or Dangun calendar (Korean: 단군; Hanja: 檀君) is a lunisolar calendar.Dates are calculated from Korea's meridian (135th meridian east in modern time for South Korea), and observances and festivals are based in Korean culture.
It surpasses the previous record holder for being South Korea's tallest, the Samsung Tower Palace G. [2] March 2: 2011 Gyeongryeolbi island fishing incident April: The South Korean armed forces adopts a new oath of enlistment for its servicemen, as the previous version contained racialist overtones .
The 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea [1] [2] (Korean: 백대 민족문화상징; Hanja: 百大 民族文化象徵; RR: Baekdae Minjongmunhwasangjing; MR: Paektae Minjongmunhwasangjing) were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (at the time of selection, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) of South Korea on 26 July 2006, judging that the Korean people are representative among ...
1950s - South sustained by crucial US military, economic and political support.. 1960s - Major programme of industrial development.. 1988 - First free parliamentary elections.. 1996 - South Korea ...
New Year's Day: 신정 Sinjeong: January 1: The official name of the holiday means New Calendar New Year's Day no no yes Korean New Year: 설날 Seollal: 1st day of 1st lunar month Also called Seol (설) or Gujeong (Korean: 구정; Hanja: 舊正). The first day of the Lunar calendar. It is one of the most important of the traditional Korean ...
The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons, ... Current version, adopted in 2011; inaugural version was adopted in 1949.
2011 events in South Korea by month (8 C) / 2011 disestablishments in South Korea (1 C, 11 P) 2011 establishments in South Korea (3 C, 71 P) C. 2011 in South Korean ...