Happy new year!
Korea uses two different calendar.
One is the same as everyone and the othet is lunar calendar, which chinese people also use as i know.
This lunar calendar is to know the change of the season better so people can prepare for weather influences on farming. Also big national holidays are based on lunar calendar in Korea. Such as korean thanksgiving and new year holiday. Those two are the biggest and the most important holiday in korea.
Everybody tries to visit their parents at these two big events. Family gather and cook together and perform ancestral rites too. The cooking and housework cause many family troubles too and also visitng whos family matters. The idea of predominance of men over women still remain in Korean society, which i hate. Especially my grandparent generations and old uncle's generation, i think. That idea is the main trouble i think.
Anyway, there is no doubt that these two big holiday is good time to see family and enjoy great korean traditional food!
I always have to be careful not to eat too much haha.
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