Does North Korea celebrate the Spring Festival?

North Korea's New Year is basically the same as China's, and sometimes it is one day later than China because of different time zones.

Koreans call the Spring Festival "old meaning", which means the old calendar year, as opposed to calling the New Year "new meaning". It is said that South Korea had the traditional custom of Spring Festival in Silla era, that is, the Tang Dynasty in China. However, during the modern Japanese occupation, the Spring Festival was forcibly banned. It was not until 1985 that the Spring Festival appeared again as "Korean traditional folk custom day". By 1999, the Korean government officially resumed the traditional day of Spring Festival.

Koreans also have the custom of giving lucky money to the younger generation during the Spring Festival, but unlike China's festive red envelopes, Koreans are used to using white red envelopes, that is, wrapping lucky money with white letters. In addition, compared with the "lively" Spring Festival in China, South Korea is quieter. During the Spring Festival, Korean shops are closed and the streets are relatively deserted.

Features of the Spring Festival:

In the past, the annual flavor of the Spring Festival was first composed of material enjoyment. Only during the Spring Festival can you enjoy new clothes that you can't usually wear. Only during the Spring Festival can you eat a long-awaited meal that you don't often eat on weekdays.

In the past, the new clothes for the Spring Festival once a year were the dream expectation of many children, just looking forward to the Spring Festival and being able to wear beautiful new suits; When I was a child, I liked to visit my relatives. Many people are very lively, and I think it is especially fun.