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

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