上元
정월대보름
上 (top) + 元 (foremost) — "the foremost full moon"
📅 음력 1월 15일
📜 Origin and History
The hanja "上元" is the first of Daoism's three Yuans (上元/中元/下元) — the day Heaven's officials grant blessings. In Korea, the first full moon of the new year. Customs include cracking nuts (burum), five-grain rice (ogokbap), and burning the daljip (moon-house) — torching the year's misfortune and praying for blessings.
🏯 Traditions
Five-grain rice, medicinal rice, cracking nuts, burning the moon-house.
"上元 — the first full moon. The brightest night illuminates the year."
