What is Jeongwol Daeboreum?
Jeongwol Daeboreum celebrates the first full moon of the lunar new year (January 15th on the lunar calendar). Historically, it was one of the most important holidays in Korea, even more so than New Year's Day, as people gathered to pray for a bountiful harvest and good health.
Key Traditions & Foods
- Ogok-bap (Five-Grain Rice): A mix of rice, millet, sorghum, beans, and red beans. Sharing this with neighbors is believed to bring good luck.
- Bureom (Nut Cracking): People crack open hard-shelled nuts (like walnuts or peanuts) with their teeth to prevent skin diseases and strengthen teeth for the year.
- Jwinbul-nori: A traditional game where people spin cans filled with fire to burn away pests in the fields and wish for a healthy crop.
- Selling the Heat (Deowi-palgi): On this morning, you try to "sell" your summer heat to a friend by calling their name and saying "Take my heat!" before they can respond.
The Meaning
In agricultural times, the moon symbolized fertility and abundance. By celebrating the first full moon, Koreans reinforced community bonds and warded off bad luck for the coming months.
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Korean Hive Village Contest #37 Sharing K-Culture #6 🎁
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1.Post on Korean Hive Village
Prompt : Sharing K-Culture
Please share any pieces of Korean culture you’ve experienced over the past week. Any field is welcome!
🎨 K-Culture Categories to Talk About
👉K-Food (Dining Culture): Tell us about visiting Korean restaurants, cooking Korean food yourself, or your experience with communal dining.
👉K-Content (Media): Share interesting scenes or memorable backgrounds from K-Dramas, movies, or variety shows you watched.
👉K-Pop (Music): Talk about listening to your favorite artist’s new song, watching music videos, or participating in dance challenges.
👉K-Beauty & Fashion (Style): Share your stories about trying Korean skincare/makeup or styling yourself with Korean fashion brands.
👉K-Language (Language): Introduce new Korean words or grammar you learned, or funny episodes you had while studying Korean.
👉K-Webtoon & Literature (Books): Share the Korean emotions you felt while reading webtoons on your phone or Korean novels.
👉Etc: Feel free to share any other K-Culture experiences that don't fit into the categories above.
✍️ Writing Guide
Select an Experience: Choose a category from the list above that you experienced this week.
Describe in Detail: Tell us specifically about a taste, a scene, or a moment that left the deepest impression on you.
Share Your Thoughts: Write about the feelings you had or what new things you learned about Korean culture through that experience
We will select 3 people who write good quality posts for the community.
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Among those who do reblogs, 5 people will be drawn and 1 HSBI 🎁 will be given to each.
3.Subscribe to Korean Hive Village
We will select 5 new subscribers and give you 1 HSBI 🎁 each.
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We will select two person and give you a small prize. 🎁
Period : ~ 2026.3.7
Result Announcement : 2026.3.8