People bow in the direction of North Korea, where they have separated family members, at a monument in Imjingak, Paju, just below the inter-Korean border, on Lunar New Year on Jan. 29, 2025.

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After the bow ... People also play various games and rituals for the unity of the local community and a good harvest. Along with the Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok, or hangawi, is one of the biggest ...

which is one of the most important traditional holidays for Korean people. Korea’s lunar new year customs include holding charye (a ceremony to honour the ancestors), offering saebae bow to elders ...