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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. Koreans now mostly use the Gregorian calendar, which was officially adopted in ...
The birth year of Kim Il Sung, 1912 in the Gregorian calendar, became "Juche 1" in the Juche calendar. [3] [4] The calendar began to be implemented on 9 September 1997, the Day of the Foundation of the Republic. [3] On that date, newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, public transport, and birth certificates began to use Juche years. [5]
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 holidays, and is considered a more important holiday than the Gregorian New Year's Day. [1] no no yes (3 days) Daeboreum
Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat: 2080–2081 - Shaka Samvat: 1945–1946 - Kali Yuga: 5124–5125: Holocene calendar: 12024: Igbo calendar: 1024–1025: Iranian calendar: 1402–1403: Islamic calendar: 1445–1446: Japanese calendar: Reiwa 6 (令和6年) Javanese calendar: 1957–1958: Juche calendar: 113: Julian calendar: Gregorian minus 13 ...
The Hanja term won-il (元日) is used, when referring to the date of the lunar new year of the Korean calendar itself. The Korean lunisolar calendar, like most other East Asian calendars such as those of Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam, among others, are all derived from historical variants of Chinese ones such as the Shixian calendar of the Ming ...
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Yunnori, traditional Korean game on Seollal. Seollal (New Years Day) Seollal is one of the most significant holidays in Korea, along with Chuseok. Seollal is New Year’s Day on the lunar calendar. The name originates from the word seol, which means unfamiliar, implying newness of a new coming year. It is unknown when Koreans began celebrating ...