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In addition to China, there are many countries in Asia that celebrate the Lunar New Year, such as South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia. This year's Lunar New Year falls on January 22nd, and both China and Korea have consecutive holidays starting on the 21st, including Lunar New Year. In both countries, the Lunar New Year holidays are a rush to return to their hometowns, which has been described as a "national migration". Due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus, people have called for people to refrain from traveling during the last two Lunar New Years, but this year was the first Lunar New Year in both countries to steer "with-COVID".
In Korea, today is the Lunar New Year holiday until the 24th. There were no movement restrictions this year, and highways, airports, and highway bus terminals were crowded with people returning to their hometowns. In Korea, Lunar New Year is called "Seollal". A traditional way of spending time in Seollal is for relatives and neighbors to gather together and exchange greetings called "sebae". One of the joys for children is the New Year's gift "Sebetten" that they receive after greeting each other. A festival called 'chare' is also held, and special offerings to the gods and ancestors called 'charesan' are prepared during the ceremony.
On the other hand, in China, Lunar New Year is called "Spring Festival" and is celebrated grandly by decorating roads and buildings with red lanterns. The familiar scene of setting off firecrackers during the Lunar New Year is well-known overseas. The dining table is lined with New Year dishes such as boiled dumplings, which represent wealth, fish dishes, which represent prosperity, and spring rolls, which are said to bring good luck. In China, it will be a long holiday for about a week from the eve of the Lunar New Year. Nearly 2.1 billion people are expected to travel in the 40 days before and after the Lunar New Year this year.
Both China and South Korea celebrate Lunar New Year in their own ways. Chinese netizens protested violently. The museum plans events such as Korean traditional performances in conjunction with Lunar New Year. Korean Lunar New Year The event was announced under the title of "Celebrating Seollal" using the notation of "Seollal", and the announcement also included the notation "Korean Lunar New Year". used.
Since it is an announcement of an event that unfolds such as traditional Korean performances, it is appropriate to write "Celebrating Seollal" or "Korean Lunar new year". However, Chinese netizens were concerned that Lunar New Year might be perceived as a culture unique to South Korea, and perhaps they could not have overlooked it. Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Korea is welcome, but why is it called 'Korea's Lunar New Year'? strongly criticized. In response to this, the museum took measures such as deleting the points pointed out. On the other hand, the event itself was held on the 20th (local time) as scheduled.
Regarding the English notation of Lunar New Year, the popular Korean women's group "New Jeans" was criticized by Korean netizens for writing "Chinese new year" on the Internet, and it was deleted immediately after posting.
There have been many disputes between China and South Korea over culture and its origins. In 2020, Chinese media reported that "the standard for kimchi is Chinese porridge", and this prompted an outcry from South Korea, which claims to be the "suzerain of kimchi". Last year, some Chinese media criticized the traditional Korean masked drama "Daljum," which was registered as an intangible cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Recently, when describing Lunar New Year in English, the expression 'Lunar New Year' is often used to mean Lunar New Year in the lunar calendar. The people of both China and South Korea share the same desire to greet the New Year in a pleasant way, but it is a pity that the new year has not been calm since the beginning of the new year, with some critics claiming that the holidays, which both countries cherish, were stolen.
2023/01/29 09:46 KST
