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

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