PHOTOS Celebrating New Year in Korea

People gather to watch the first sunrise of the year at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

A couple celebrates the New Year watching the first sunrise of the year at Seunghodae, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

People watch the first sunrise of the year from a bridge near Seonyoodo Park in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

Nurses at CHA University's Ilsan Medical Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, show newborn twins via a video call to their father, who was quarantined at home due to a COVID-19 infection, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

A visitor posts a New Year's wish on a board set up at Jogye Temple in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

Hikers watch the sunrise from Baekundae of Bukhan Mountain in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

Participants of the Seogwipo Winter Sea International Penguin Swimming Festival take a dip at Saekdal Beach on the southern coast of Jeju Island, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, left, and other citizens take part in the annual bell-ringing ceremony to celebrate the New Year at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

People gather for the annual bell-ringing ceremony at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul to celebrate the New Year, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Traditional musicians take part in a New Year celebration at Jogye Temple in Seoul, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul