Not only is it a time for paying respect to ancestors, but also an opportunity to catch up with other family members and old friends at hometown.
Then it is not unusual to see people in beautiful Hanbok (traditional costume) performing ancestral rites or playing folk games, to eat delicious traditional foods, and to hear stories and chatters well into the night.
Food during Seollal is taken very seriously. Families spend the entire day before Seollal preparing food to be used as offering to ancestors as well as to be served to the family members.
The most representative food is Tteokguk (rice cake soup) other include Galbi Jjim (braised short ribs), Japchae, and Jeon(Korean pancake) etc.
