설날
Seollal (Lunar New Year)
The first day of the lunar year and one of Korea's two biggest holidays, with a three-day break.
DoFamilies gather, hold ancestral rites (charye), and children bow deeply to elders (sebae) and receive pocket money (sebaetdon).
FoodTteokguk, sliced rice-cake soup — eating a bowl means turning a year older.
Examples
새해 복 많이 받으세요.
saehae bok mani badeuseyo.
Happy New Year (literally, receive lots of luck).