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Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture
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Korean Seasonal Customs and Sub-Divisions of the Seasons in the Twelve Months of the Lunar Calendar
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National designated cultural assets
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Folk story
Korean Seasonal Customs and Sub-Divisions of the Seasons in the Twelve Months of the Lunar Calendar
The Story of the Twelve Animals of the Korean Zodiac
Folk Culture in Action
Traditional Rites and Rituals
Material Donation
Artifact Donation
Archive Donation
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Folk story
Korean Seasonal Customs and Sub-Divisions of the Seasons in the Twelve Months of the Lunar Calendar
January
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January
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Seol / Sinjeong (New Year’s Day)
Period
1 January (solar calendar)
Introduction
Seol
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Daehan
Period
around 20 January on the Gregorian calendar
Introduction
"Daehan" (大寒), which literally means "great cold," refers to the 24th and last of the 24 seasonal sub-divisions, or solar terms, of the lunar calendar.
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Singugan
Period
the approximately one-week long period from the fifth day after the solar term Daehan to the third day before the solar term Ipchun
Introduction
"Singugan" (新舊間), which literally means "between the old and the new," is a unique folk custom of Jeju Island. The custom is practiced from the fifth day after "Daehan" (大寒) until three days before "Ipchun" (立春).
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Sohan
Period
usually around 5 January
Introduction
"Sohan" (小寒), which means "minor cold," refers to the 23rd of the 24 seasonal sub-divisions, or solar terms, of the lunisolar calendar.
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