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Lunar New Year - Sae-hae-bok manhi bad-u-se-yo

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A picture named M2 Lunar New Year is quickly approaching!  On Thursday,
February 7 we will being welcoming the New Year of the Rat.

Holt Children's Services in Korea will be closed in
celebration on Feb 6-7-8.

During the New Year celebration, families return to the hometowns of their ancestors, and join their families in welcoming the new year and honoring their families.  Many families wear their Hanboks, and perform a ceremony to worship their ancestors called Je-sa (or Che-sa)

Here are a few resources to learn more about Lunar New Yea from Click Asia and Tour 2 Korea:

Visit this publishers site for a children's book on the New Year in Korea..."New Clothes for New Year's Day"

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