Always saw my mom make this soup with my aunt and I made it for the first time. Tteokguk 💖Long ago, Koreans believed the new year should begin with something pure and simple.
White rice cakes were sliced like coins and simmered into soup, symbolizing a clean heart, good fortune, and a fresh start. Eating tteokguk meant leaving the old year behind and stepping into a new one—one year wiser, one year stronger. That’s why, even today, we eat it to welcome the year with hope.잘 먹겠습니다 –새해 복 많이 받으세요
by Skygrey319
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This is a beautiful new year’s tradition and I love the altar to made to honor your Mom.
I’m from Texas, so I made black-eyed peas for lunch and yellow cornbread for good fortune.
Happy New Year to you and your family
This is a heartwarming post. Learning cultures. These traditions seems lovely. Happy New Year folks.