North Korea also has the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival. What does North Korea call the Spring Festival?

North Korea calls the Spring Festival "New Year's Day". Since 2003, New Year's Day has become more important than New Year's Day in North Korea. The traditional Korean New Year does not include the "Little New Year" part. There is no custom of cleaning on the "Little New Year" day, nor is there a saying of putting candy on the mouth of the Kitchen God to make him say good things in front of the Jade Emperor. Before the Chinese New Year, Koreans often prepare a large amount of glutinous rice for making cakes, because to a certain extent, cakes can even be regarded as the staple food of the Korean people.

North Korea’s New Year’s Eve dinner has national characteristics. The cake made with glutinous rice as the main ingredient is a well-deserved holiday snack. When eating the cake, it is often dipped in red bean powder or honey. The cake has a chewy texture and a sweet taste. For the Korean people, the cake is a kind of taste. , is a kind of feeling.

Another thing that needs special mention is that North Koreans like to eat dog meat and are masters of cooking dog meat. There is a popular saying among the people that "dog meat rolls three times, and the gods cannot stand still." However, the Korean people also have a word-of-mouth agreement that they will never eat dog meat during festivals, weddings and funerals.

There is a traditional saying in North Korea that drinking Tusu wine on Yuan Day can ward off evil spirits and prolong life. Of course, with the passage of time, there is now a trend of using Yanbian rice wine to replace Tusu wine. Then, only men can go to other people's homes to pay New Year greetings, and women are not allowed to participate in this event, otherwise it will be regarded as rude. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, North Koreans drink "ear hearing wine" on an empty stomach to wish for hearing. There is nothing unique about this wine compared with the wine you drink on weekdays. Any wine drank in the early morning of the 15th day of the first lunar month can be regarded as "ear wine".

After drinking and eating, North Koreans sing and dance all night long on New Year's Eve. People welcome the new year full of hope amidst the excitement of the melodious gayageum and the wonderful music of dongxiao. Celebrating the New Year with indulgent singing and dancing is the collective memory of North Korean people.