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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
Daeboreum
Hangul
대보름
Hanja
大보름
Revised Romanization Daeboreum
McCune–Reischauer Taeborŭm

Daeboreum (Jeongwol Daeboreum) is the 15th day of the first lunar month of the Korean calendar. This is a traditional holiday in Korea. The moonlight is the symbol of light which sends away the dark, disease and 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.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Daeboreum para niños

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