@akosilita31 Families typically celebrate the holiday by gathering together and preparing large amounts of food. Koreans who are traveling home to their family often bring gifts for the relatives hosting them, and gifts of food are popular. Cases of fruit, “sets” of sauces or other special food items such as Spam (sounds strange as a gift, but Spam’s been popular in Korea ever since the Korean War!) are common gifts. Each family tends to hold their own traditions of what to eat. Jeon, a savory Korean pancake, is a common new year’s dish. One particularly special dish: ddeokguk, or rice cake soup is linked to an interesting Seollal practice.
