Holidays

     Today, I'd like to talking about holidays. What is your favorite holiday? My favorite holiday is New Year. Because everywhere is lively and everyone enjoys a party at New Year season, I like the atmosphere and liveliness. Actually, I usually celebrate two times of New Year.

     One of two times is the first day of the year likewise other countries. I usually go to a mountain or the beach to see the first sunrise of the year with family or friends. In a mountain or the beach while I see the first sunrise, I usually wish that the year will be good for everyone who I know. Some people go to Bosin-Gak, was made in 1398 to tell time to the public, to hear the sound of Jeya Bell. In Bosin-Gak the sound of Jeya Bell rings 33 times to celebrate New Year on 12 at night of the first day.

     Another of two times is Seol-Nal: the first day of the year based on the Korean lunar calendar. In Seol-Nal, all my relatives go to the house of the most old member. In the house, we prepare many kind of traditional foods and wear Han-Bok, name of the traditional Korea cloth. We have a memorial ceremony for ancestors. After the ceremony, usually males including my father and brother visit graves of ancestors. While males are visiting graves, females including my mother prepare a meal. One of the foods is Tteog-gug, name of traditional ricake. Eating Tteog-gug means getting a year old. After every relatives enjoy the foods, young members and I bow to old members, so we can get words of blessing and lots of money as well from old members!!