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    "Culture",
    "Charye ritual",
    "Korean ancestral rites",
    "Korean family culture",
    "Korean Lunar New Year",
    "Korean New Year traditions",
    "Lunar New Year in South Korea",
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  "textContent": "A Homecoming Beyond the Calendar In many parts of the world, the New Year is marked by countdowns and fireworks. In South Korea, however, the true beginning of the year arrives quietly, with families returning to their roots and their homes. Seollal is not simply the beginning of another year. It is a pause in […]\n\nThe post More Than a New Year: Why Seollal Is the Emotional Heart of Korean Families first appeared on Namaste Hallyu - NamaSTAY your way to Hallyu.",
  "title": "More Than a New Year: Why Seollal Is the Emotional Heart of Korean Families"
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