Cold Food Day(105 days afterWinter Solstice)is traditionally aday for coldfood.Beginning ofSpring (aroundFebruary 4)marks the startof spring.SummerSolstice(around June21-22) is thelongest day ofthe year.Children’s Day(May 5th) is aday tocelebrate andgive gifts tochildren.Hangul Day(October 9th)honors thecreation of theKorean alphabetby King Sejong.Spring Equinox(around March20-21) marksequal day andnight, signalingspring.Liberation Day(August 15th)celebratesKorea’sfreedom fromJapan in 1945.NationalFoundation Day(October 3rd)celebrates thefounding ofGojoseon byDangun.ConstitutionDay (July 17th)celebratesKorea’s firstconstitutionfrom 1948.Winter Solstice(around December21-22) is theshortest day of theyear, with redbean porridge.Awakening ofInsects (aroundMarch 5-6) iswhen insectsbegin to wakeup.!Chuseok (15thday of the 8thlunar month) isa harvestfestival to honorancestors.Seollal (LunarNew Year) is aday to honorancestors, eattteokguk, andplay games.New Year's Day(January 1st) is aday to celebratethe new year withfamily andresolutions.IndependenceMovement Day(March 1st)remembers the1919 movementfor Korea'sindependence.Christmas(December 25th)is celebrated withchurch servicesand giftexchanges.Buddha’s Birthday(8th day of the 4thlunar month)honors Buddhawith temple visitsand lanterns.Dano Festival(5th day of the5th lunar month)celebrateshealth and goodfortune.Sambok (threehottest days ofsummer) is atime to eatginsengchicken soup.Autumn Equinox(aroundSeptember 22-23) marks equalday and night,signaling autumn.Memorial Day(June 6th)honors soldierswho sacrificedtheir lives forKorea.Cold Food Day(105 days afterWinter Solstice)is traditionally aday for coldfood.Beginning ofSpring (aroundFebruary 4)marks the startof spring.SummerSolstice(around June21-22) is thelongest day ofthe year.Children’s Day(May 5th) is aday tocelebrate andgive gifts tochildren.Hangul Day(October 9th)honors thecreation of theKorean alphabetby King Sejong.Spring Equinox(around March20-21) marksequal day andnight, signalingspring.Liberation Day(August 15th)celebratesKorea’sfreedom fromJapan in 1945.NationalFoundation Day(October 3rd)celebrates thefounding ofGojoseon byDangun.ConstitutionDay (July 17th)celebratesKorea’s firstconstitutionfrom 1948.Winter Solstice(around December21-22) is theshortest day of theyear, with redbean porridge.Awakening ofInsects (aroundMarch 5-6) iswhen insectsbegin to wakeup.!Chuseok (15thday of the 8thlunar month) isa harvestfestival to honorancestors.Seollal (LunarNew Year) is aday to honorancestors, eattteokguk, andplay games.New Year's Day(January 1st) is aday to celebratethe new year withfamily andresolutions.IndependenceMovement Day(March 1st)remembers the1919 movementfor Korea'sindependence.Christmas(December 25th)is celebrated withchurch servicesand giftexchanges.Buddha’s Birthday(8th day of the 4thlunar month)honors Buddhawith temple visitsand lanterns.Dano Festival(5th day of the5th lunar month)celebrateshealth and goodfortune.Sambok (threehottest days ofsummer) is atime to eatginsengchicken soup.Autumn Equinox(aroundSeptember 22-23) marks equalday and night,signaling autumn.Memorial Day(June 6th)honors soldierswho sacrificedtheir lives forKorea.

Korean Holiday - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Cold Food Day (105 days after Winter Solstice) is traditionally a day for cold food.
  2. Beginning of Spring (around February 4) marks the start of spring.
  3. Summer Solstice (around June 21-22) is the longest day of the year.
  4. Children’s Day (May 5th) is a day to celebrate and give gifts to children.
  5. Hangul Day (October 9th) honors the creation of the Korean alphabet by King Sejong.
  6. Spring Equinox (around March 20-21) marks equal day and night, signaling spring.
  7. Liberation Day (August 15th) celebrates Korea’s freedom from Japan in 1945.
  8. National Foundation Day (October 3rd) celebrates the founding of Gojoseon by Dangun.
  9. Constitution Day (July 17th) celebrates Korea’s first constitution from 1948.
  10. Winter Solstice (around December 21-22) is the shortest day of the year, with red bean porridge.
  11. Awakening of Insects (around March 5-6) is when insects begin to wake up.
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  13. Chuseok (15th day of the 8th lunar month) is a harvest festival to honor ancestors.
  14. Seollal (Lunar New Year) is a day to honor ancestors, eat tteokguk, and play games.
  15. New Year's Day (January 1st) is a day to celebrate the new year with family and resolutions.
  16. Independence Movement Day (March 1st) remembers the 1919 movement for Korea's independence.
  17. Christmas (December 25th) is celebrated with church services and gift exchanges.
  18. Buddha’s Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month) honors Buddha with temple visits and lanterns.
  19. Dano Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) celebrates health and good fortune.
  20. Sambok (three hottest days of summer) is a time to eat ginseng chicken soup.
  21. Autumn Equinox (around September 22-23) marks equal day and night, signaling autumn.
  22. Memorial Day (June 6th) honors soldiers who sacrificed their lives for Korea.