Tag: lunar new year

A woman in traditional hanbok walking along a misty village path at dawn for Hongsumagi

Seasonal Customs

Hongsumagi: The Korean Lunar New Year Ritual to Ward Off Misfortune

Discover Hongsumagi, a traditional Korean folk ritual performed from New Year's Day to Daeboreum to preemptively ward off misfortune throughout the year.

Young man Deokbae sitting on a straw mat trimming hanji paper for ritual lists

Stories

Soji: The Traditional Korean Ritual of Burning Paper Prayers

Discover soji, the traditional Korean folk ritual of burning hanji paper to cleanse impurity and carry earnest wishes straight to the gods.