Daeboreum
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Official name | Daeboreum (대보름) |
Also called | Great Full Moon |
Observed by | Koreans |
Type | Cultural |
Date | 1st full moon of the lunar year |
Related to | Lantern Festival |
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Hangul | 대보름 |
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Hanja | Đại 보름 |
Revised Romanization | Daeboreum |
McCune–Reischauer | Taeborŭm |
Daeboreum(Jeongwol Daeboreum) is the 15th day of the firstlunarmonth of theKorean calendar.This is a traditionalholidayin Korea. The moonlight is the symbol of light which sends away the dark,diseaseand misfortune.
When full moon rises to the sky at Daeboreum, it is believed that the first person to see it will have good luck all year.