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Festivals[edit]
See also: Public holidays in North Korea and Public holidays in South Korea

The traditional Korean calendar was based on the lunisolar calendar. Dates are calculated from Korea's meridian. The Korean lunar calendar is divided into 24 turning points (절기, jeolgi), each lasting about 15 days.

The Gregorian calendar was officially adopted in 1895, but traditional holidays and age reckoning are still based on the old calendar. Older generations still celebrate their birthdays according to the lunar calendar. For example a person's 60th birthday (Hwangab, 환갑) completes the lunar calendar and represents the restart of the life cycle by returning to their birth year.

The biggest festival in Korea today is Seollal (the traditional Korean New Year). Other important festivals include Daeboreum (the first full moon), Dano (spring festival), and Chuseok (harvest festival).

There are also a number of regional festivals, celebrated according to the lunar calendar.

Observances and festivals are rooted in Korean culture. Some festivals have special foods such as tteokguk on Lunar New Year's Day (Seollal) and ogokbap during Jeongwol Daeboreum (Greater Full Moon).

Historically weddings have been considered a festival for the whole village to celebrate the new couple. Despite Western style weddings becoming the standard, some traditions, such as Pyebaek (the bride pays respect to the groom’s family right after the wedding ceremony) and Ibaji (wedding food that the bride presents to the groom’s family), still remain.