Others take place later in the month—like Lunar New Year and Korean New Year. But what is Korean New Year, exactly? Korea (a word meaning “Land of High Mountains and Sparkling Streams”) is ...

North Korean children playing folk games at last year's Lunar New Year celebration at the Kim ... or their statues across the country to lay flowers, the ministry said. Restaurants remain open ...

In South Korea, for instance, the Lunar New Year festival is called Seollal. The first three days are filled with tributes to ancestors, festive games and foods such as rice cakes (tteokguk ...