설날(seollal)- New Year’s Day 
Today, I would like to introduce 설날 to you guys.
설날 is one of the biggest traditional holiday(명절;Myeongjeol) in Korea.
We hold the ancestor-memorial services(차례;Charye) and then do a deep traditional bow to the elderly family members(세배;sebae).
My family usually prepare 차례 early in the morning on 설날 and do the 세배 in the afternoon. 설날 is my favorite holiday. Because my whole family get together and wish them each other a happy new year with well-wishing(덕담;Deokdam) and 세배.
And another reason is that I could get some money as I bow to my parents, aunt, uncle, and grandparents. ^^ I am always waiting for 설날.
There is the traditional food which is 떡국(tteokkug).
you guys know that we get one year on New Year’s day(설날), we say that we get another one year by eating a bowl of 떡국.
(I sometimes joke “I am still 26 years old because I didn’t eat 떡국 yet!”)
설날 is just around the corner.
2009년 마무리 잘 하십시오!!
Don’t forget to say to people.
“새해 복 많이 받으세요.” (Saehae bok manhi badeuseyo),
which means that “I hope you have lots of luck this year”.
Say to people you meet in the beginning of January.
I will be back with Korean board game in 2010.
Right??
