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In streaming rainbows of color, people wearing traditional Korean clothes (hanbok) burst onto streets. Even the most stoic, serious-minded Korean beams with joy. Koreans usher in the Lunar New Year (sul-nahl) in the bosom of their families. It is the day when people visit and honor the elders of the extended household. Younger family members bow repeatedly in deference to their elders, while the elders often give out envelopes containing gifts of money, that are then dutifully tucked away into small traditional purses.

Category: Festivals - carnivals - celebrations - holidyas

Added on: Apr 15, 2001 | Hits: 1059