Daeboreum is celebrated with a variety of festivals at every corner of the nation. In Seoul, the best place to go is perhaps Namsangol Hanok Village. Here, 5 Korean traditional houses scattered ...

On the day of <i>Jeongwol Daeboreum</i> (정월대보름), the first full moon of the lunar new year, it was easy to overhear parents uttering these words to their young children while giving them a pat on ...

On the day of the first full moon of the lunar calendar, which falls on the 15th day of the new year according to the lunar calendar, Koreans celebrate Jeongwol Daeboreum. The history of Jeongwol ...

On the evening of Feb. 8, 1887, Seoul was awash with excitement. It was Daeboreum, the first full moon of the lunar year, and the citizens of Joseon's largest city and capital were busy with their ...

To celebrate the upcoming Jeongwol Daeboreum, the Korea Heritage Service is opening the doors of Changgyeong Palace in central Seoul from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every evening from Tuesday to Saturday.

The Daeboreum festivities begin at 4 p.m. Saturday and continue until 8 p.m. Throughout the evening you can enjoy games such as yutnori (a wooden block dice-like game) and kite flying. The park will ...

Last February 24, 2024, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) hosted a culturally enriching celebration of Daeboreum, or the Great Full Moon. Jungwoldaeboreum, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, ...

Traditionally, Koreans shared ogokbap with at least three neighbors on Jeongwol Daeboreum so that they can receive good luck for the year by being kind. Gwibalgisul, or a Korean drink made of cheongju ...

Grain purchase ahead of 'Daeboreum' festival A shopper browses various kinds of grains at a store in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Feb. 10, 2025, to prepare "ogokbap" or a five-grain steamed rice for ...

Gwanghwamun in the late 1890s or early 1900s / Robert Neff CollectionBy Robert NeffOn the evening of Feb. 8, 1887, Seoul was awash with excitement. It was Daeboreum, the first full moon of the ...