Happy Korean Lunar New Year! Can you believe the first month of 2019 is already over? Neither can we! 2019 is the year of the golden pig, and Koreans celebrate the Lunar New Year, or ‘Seollal’ in Korean, which is
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Understanding March 1st Independence Movement Day in Korea
The 1st of March, also known as ‘Samil Jeol’ in Korean, is a public holiday in South Korea. It is a day that commemorates Samil Independence Movement in 1919. However, this day is more than just a national holiday. In fact, March
Your Guide To 2016 Korea Grand Sale | South Korea’s Biggest Shopping Tour Festival
SALE. A shopaholic’s favorite word that has them whip out their card and cash in a flash as they make a beeline towards the shops. Well, get ready because the Korea Grand Sale is headed your way in October, where
What’s Happening Now? Jeonju’s New Night Walk Tour ‘Cheonnyoen Butdam’
Night Walk in Jeonju (Aug 12~13 & Sept 30~Oct. 1) Known as the home of South Korean culture and history, hundreds of traditional Korean houses called ‘hanok’, and the birthplace of bibimbap, the city of Jeonju in the southwestern part of Korea,