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

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