Seollal, the Lunar New Year, is one of Korea's most popular holidays. It takes place this week and ushers in "The Year Of The Horse." It's called a lunar new year because it coincides with the second new moon after the winter solstice.

Koreans get to celebrate New Year's twice. There's New Year's Day on Jan. 1, which is the same holiday celebrated in Europe and the Americas.

And then there's Seollal, which is like Christmas, New Year's and one large national birthday celebration rolled into one.

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