Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Korean New Year!
We had quite a weekend criss-crossing Portland celebrating Zak and Sam’s New Year’s celebration. Most folks don’t know that Asian countries like Vietnam, Korea, and China all base their New Year celebrations off the Lunar calendar. It is not a set date from year to year but instead based off of the cycle of the moon and typically falls toward the end of January.
Noah was very excited to take part in his brother’s New Years celebrations but became disappointed when we arrived at Sol Nol (Korean New Year) pulling into our parking space. He looked out the van window, blinking through the ray of sunlight filtering through the dirty glass to a fog filled empty playground, and asked, after the 45 minute drive,
“Is this Korea?”
“No Noah, this the Central Church in Beaverton.”
“No Korea...no....?” , and then a sigh.
So he thought he was going to Korea. (note to self...tomorrow when we celebrate Chinese New Years spell it out to him...we are going to CELEBRATE China....NOT travel TO China.) He bucked up and gorged himself with rice, mandoo, and Bulgogi and announced that if he ever DOES make it to Korea he will LOVE it because he likes the food.
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