Christmas(December 25th)is celebrated withchurch servicesand giftexchanges.Seollal (LunarNew Year) is aday to honorancestors, eattteokguk, andplay games.Dano Festival(5th day of the5th lunar month)celebrateshealth and goodfortune.New Year's Day(January 1st) is aday to celebratethe new year withfamily andresolutions.Buddha’s Birthday(8th day of the 4thlunar month)honors Buddhawith temple visitsand lanterns.Winter Solstice(around December21-22) is theshortest day of theyear, with redbean porridge.Spring Equinox(around March20-21) marksequal day andnight, signalingspring.Autumn Equinox(aroundSeptember 22-23) marks equalday and night,signaling autumn.NationalFoundation Day(October 3rd)celebrates thefounding ofGojoseon byDangun.Cold Food Day(105 days afterWinter Solstice)is traditionally aday for coldfood.ConstitutionDay (July 17th)celebratesKorea’s firstconstitutionfrom 1948.Beginning ofSpring (aroundFebruary 4)marks the startof spring.Chuseok (15thday of the 8thlunar month) isa harvestfestival to honorancestors.Sambok (threehottest days ofsummer) is atime to eatginsengchicken soup.Liberation Day(August 15th)celebratesKorea’sfreedom fromJapan in 1945.SummerSolstice(around June21-22) is thelongest day ofthe year.Awakening ofInsects (aroundMarch 5-6) iswhen insectsbegin to wakeup.Hangul Day(October 9th)honors thecreation of theKorean alphabetby King Sejong.!IndependenceMovement Day(March 1st)remembers the1919 movementfor Korea'sindependence.Children’s Day(May 5th) is aday tocelebrate andgive gifts tochildren.Memorial Day(June 6th)honors soldierswho sacrificedtheir lives forKorea.Christmas(December 25th)is celebrated withchurch servicesand giftexchanges.Seollal (LunarNew Year) is aday to honorancestors, eattteokguk, andplay games.Dano Festival(5th day of the5th lunar month)celebrateshealth and goodfortune.New Year's Day(January 1st) is aday to celebratethe new year withfamily andresolutions.Buddha’s Birthday(8th day of the 4thlunar month)honors Buddhawith temple visitsand lanterns.Winter Solstice(around December21-22) is theshortest day of theyear, with redbean porridge.Spring Equinox(around March20-21) marksequal day andnight, signalingspring.Autumn Equinox(aroundSeptember 22-23) marks equalday and night,signaling autumn.NationalFoundation Day(October 3rd)celebrates thefounding ofGojoseon byDangun.Cold Food Day(105 days afterWinter Solstice)is traditionally aday for coldfood.ConstitutionDay (July 17th)celebratesKorea’s firstconstitutionfrom 1948.Beginning ofSpring (aroundFebruary 4)marks the startof spring.Chuseok (15thday of the 8thlunar month) isa harvestfestival to honorancestors.Sambok (threehottest days ofsummer) is atime to eatginsengchicken soup.Liberation Day(August 15th)celebratesKorea’sfreedom fromJapan in 1945.SummerSolstice(around June21-22) is thelongest day ofthe year.Awakening ofInsects (aroundMarch 5-6) iswhen insectsbegin to wakeup.Hangul Day(October 9th)honors thecreation of theKorean alphabetby King Sejong.!IndependenceMovement Day(March 1st)remembers the1919 movementfor Korea'sindependence.Children’s Day(May 5th) is aday tocelebrate andgive gifts tochildren.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. Christmas (December 25th) is celebrated with church services and gift exchanges.
  2. Seollal (Lunar New Year) is a day to honor ancestors, eat tteokguk, and play games.
  3. Dano Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) celebrates health and good fortune.
  4. New Year's Day (January 1st) is a day to celebrate the new year with family and resolutions.
  5. Buddha’s Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month) honors Buddha with temple visits and lanterns.
  6. Winter Solstice (around December 21-22) is the shortest day of the year, with red bean porridge.
  7. Spring Equinox (around March 20-21) marks equal day and night, signaling spring.
  8. Autumn Equinox (around September 22-23) marks equal day and night, signaling autumn.
  9. National Foundation Day (October 3rd) celebrates the founding of Gojoseon by Dangun.
  10. Cold Food Day (105 days after Winter Solstice) is traditionally a day for cold food.
  11. Constitution Day (July 17th) celebrates Korea’s first constitution from 1948.
  12. Beginning of Spring (around February 4) marks the start of spring.
  13. Chuseok (15th day of the 8th lunar month) is a harvest festival to honor ancestors.
  14. Sambok (three hottest days of summer) is a time to eat ginseng chicken soup.
  15. Liberation Day (August 15th) celebrates Korea’s freedom from Japan in 1945.
  16. Summer Solstice (around June 21-22) is the longest day of the year.
  17. Awakening of Insects (around March 5-6) is when insects begin to wake up.
  18. Hangul Day (October 9th) honors the creation of the Korean alphabet by King Sejong.
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  20. Independence Movement Day (March 1st) remembers the 1919 movement for Korea's independence.
  21. Children’s Day (May 5th) is a day to celebrate and give gifts to children.
  22. Memorial Day (June 6th) honors soldiers who sacrificed their lives for Korea.