Unique Unofficial Holidays that Koreans Celebrate
What is your favorite holiday to celebrate? Is it perhaps Christmas Perhaps, it may be Valentine's Day celebrating your loved ones. Or maybe you like to be spooky, and Halloween is your favorite holiday? There are certainly a lot of holidays to celebrate globally, but did you know Korea goes beyond that traditional list?
Though they are not official holidays, there are actually a LOT of unofficial holidays that have been dubbed throughout the years that Koreans celebrate. It's a fun way to escape the harsh reality in Korean society, and to be quite honest -- these"unofficial" holidays are fun to celebrate! They make up for the small joys in life, and it's the little things like this that make a day happy.
Today -- we'll be checking out a few unofficial holidays that Koreans celebrate, and we won't mention any mainstream holidays that are already well-known globally. So, let's go ahead and take a look and see what a true K-holiday is!March 3rd is unofficially known as Samgyupsal Day, mainly because the dates match the name of the dish , in which the number"3" is"sam" in Korean.
Even besides those listed above, there are so many unofficial Korean holidays that are celebrated by specific groups of people. The list goes on and on. Even in the US, there's National Pen Pal Day, National Pet Day, etc., and it's pretty much the same concept in Korea. Not everyone celebrates every holiday, but it's fun to know these small days, so you have something to look forward to.
What are your thoughts on these holidays? Have you heard of any of them? Have you celebrated any of these holidays? Is there another unofficial Korean holiday that you know that's not listed on this list? Which holidays will YOU be celebrating in 2023? Make sure to let us know in the comments below!
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