Daeboreum

Daeboreum
Official nameDaeboreum (대보름)
Also calledGreat Full Moon
Observed byKoreans
TypeCultural
Date1st full moon of the lunar year
Related toLantern Festival (in China)
Koshōgatsu (in Japan)
Tết Nguyên Tiêu (in Vietnam)
Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet)
Magha Puja (in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos)
Daeboreum
Hangul
대보름
Hanja
大보름
Revised RomanizationDaeboreum
McCune–ReischauerTaeporŭm

Daeboreum (Korean대보름; lit. Great Full Moon) is a Korean holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the new year of the lunar Korean calendar. This holiday is accompanied by many traditions.