Seollal, or Korean Lunar New Year is a holiday and celebration which marks the first day of the Korean Lunar Calender. In 2014, Seollal falls on Friday, January 31st - though the celebration is ...

Others take place later in the month—like Lunar New Year and Korean New Year. But what is Korean New Year, exactly? Korea (a ...

Lunar New Year 2025 is approaching, and people will celebrate around the world. But what is the Lunar New Year, exactly?

This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29 ... While the holiday is celebrated most widely in China, Vietnam, South Korea and other East Asian countries, other places with significant Chinese ...

(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Wednesday marks the start of the Lunar New Year for many who have ties to East and Southeast Asian countries, including China, Korea and Vietnam. In the ...

In South Korea, Seollal usually lasts for three days. In Vietnam, Tết Nguyên Đán is a week long. Often called the Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year holiday is observed by many ...

South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian. Celebrations vary from culture to culture, but typically on the first day of Lunar New Year people visit the senior ...

open image in gallery Travellers line up to board high speed trains in Beijing during the travel rush for lunar new year celebrations (Getty Images) According to local media, South Korea expects ...

For members of the local Vietnamese and Korean communities, the Lunar New Year is a time of celebration, family and food. Called Seollal in South Korea, the holiday is observed over three days ...

China's most important holiday — the Lunar New Year is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam and other countries where Chinese residents make up significant parts of the national ...

The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries. In Taiwan, this year, people have ...