Posts Tagged ‘Seollal’

I went to the Yeonnam Global Village Center expecting to attend an etiquette class about everyday mannerisms and conduct customary in Korea. For example, the little things like holding out your cup with two hands when someone older pours you a drink or how low to bow depending on a persons’ seniority. It’s about the [...]

Recently, I received an e-mail from the Seoul Global Center about all the wonderful Lunar New Year events being held this weekend. Personally, I love them and have to give a special thank you for all their hard work and generosity! I even met some of their extremely friendly staff at a recent Seollal experience [...]

We only have one true day off this Lunar New Year (as it falls on the weekend), so let’s make the most of it! Here’s this weekend’s line-up. Now for those of you in a relationship, this is also Valentines Day weekend, so if you haven’t already, book those concert tickets or dinner reservations early.

Korea is instilled with this idea that every city needs to have their own special festival. In the winter, you’ll come across various ‘fish(ing), sculpture, ice, lights and snow’ events that basically have similar programs. For example, light festivals include the Seoul Festival of Lights, Taebaek Starlight Festival, Iseulcheon Happy Christmas Festival, Jung-gu Lucefesta, Boseong [...]