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

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