Various events for Lunar New Year
A variety of performances, demonstrations, food tastings and other events will take place at Namsangol Traditional Village, Seoul, every day, from Feb. 2 to 4.
Feb. 2: New Year shamanistic exorcism “gut” and traditional Korean drum performance from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Feb. 3: Korean traditional music from 2 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.
New Year shamanistic exorcism “gut” good luck ritual from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Feb. 4: Demonstration of “Ipchundaegil” calligraphy titled “Good fortunes with the onset of spring,” from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Ceremony of hanging calligraphies of Ipchundaegil will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
“Gugak,” Korean traditional music performance from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Daily between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. : A ropewalker’s performance “jultagi,” kite performance “yeonnalligi” and “charye” offering and giving thanks to ancestors.
Traditional mime performances
Feb. 3. Tasting of rice-cake soup with dumplings (“tteokguk”) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Feb. 3 and 4. Rice cakes (“tteok” and “injeolmi”) making experience at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m: Writing messages of hope, sending love postcards, traditional games including Korean shuttlecock (“jegichagi”), board game (“yut”), stick-throwing (“tuho”), Korean acrobatics see-saw (“neolttuigi”), making traditional kites (“yeon”) and traditional pockets (“bokjumoni”).
Daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m: Writing and sharing hopes, good fortunes, good luck.
To get there leave Chungmuro Station on lines 3 and 4 via exit 3 or 4.
For more information, call (02) 2264-4412 and (02) 2266-6931~8 or visit https://hanokmaeul.seoul.go.kr/.
Yongsan Int’l School to host open house
Yongsan International School of Seoul (YISS) will host an open house for kindergarten to Grade 1 students on Feb. 8 from 11 a.m.
YISS open house is for parents of children who will be entering Kindergarten or Grade 1 in August this year.
The open house will begin in the auditorium and will provide prospective parents an opportunity to meet the school’s principal and teachers, tour the campus, view elementary grade classrooms, and learn more about the educational program at YISS and the admissions process.
To register for the event, send an email with your name, your child’s name, date of birth, current school and phone number to ADoffice@yisseoul.org or call (02) 797-5104, ext. 230. You must register to attend.
Visit https://www.yisseoul.org