Korean Lunar New Year's Day (Seollal) is one of the most important traditional holidays of the year; the holiday is much more significant than January 1st. 

Most businesses are closed, and people take several days off from work to visit their hometown to be with their family.

Feasts are held with specially prepared food such as tteok-guk (rice cake soup) and mandu-guk (dumpling soup).

Korean families enjoy spending time together by playing traditional games such as yunnori (traditional Korean board games), flying kites, or spinning tops.