Seol, Lunar New Year Celebration

Seol, Lunar New Year Celebration

The 2025 Lunar New Year event hosted by the Korean American Cultural Center of Chicago was held successfully last Saturday at the Cultural Center’s BISCO Hall. The event began with the lively Soribit’s “Sangmo Pangut” performance, followed by the Chicago Korean Dance Company’s performances of “Seollal Morning” and “Gyeonggo”. After welcoming remarks by Vice Chair Kim Yoon-tae and congratulatory words from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, the event moved into traditional Korean games that the whole family could enjoy.

Stations were set up for various traditional games, such as Ttakji, Jegi, Paengi, Gonggi, Yutnori, and Tuho, where participants could experience them firsthand. Notably, the Ttakji and Paengi stations allowed participants to create their own crafts and then play the games. It was heartwarming to see families and friends bonding while playing these traditional games. The event also saw a significant increase in non-Korean attendees, eager to experience Korean games, reflecting the growing global interest in Korean culture.

To celebrate the holiday, the Cultural Center gave participants who arrived in hanbok a handmade “Cheongdong Ribbon” as a gift and set up a hanbok experience corner. Delicious traditional foods were another highlight of the event, with tasting stations for tteokguk (rice cake soup), sikye (sweet rice drink), sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch), and yakgwa (traditional Korean sweets). The Dalgona (honeycomb toffee) making station was especially popular.

The event concluded with all participants holding hands and playing the “Doongeulge, Doongeulge” game, which received the greatest response and attention, especially as it introduced a new Korean game to the second-generation Koreans and non-Koreans in attendance.Β The event was sponsored by the Chicago Korean Education Center and supported by the Chicago Korean School, 초Chicago Mom’s Art Studio, Pureunae Art, and the Cultural Center Junior Ambassadors, who operated the game stations.

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