Do they celebrate birthdays in Korea?

The New Year might be the worst time to have a birthday. A birthday party in January struggles to attract attendees, you probably get combined holiday and birthday presents, and everyone else is too preoccupied thinking of all the resolutions they're going to break to care about your big day. read more

Dol (doljanchi, or tol) is probably one of the best-known of the Korean birthday celebrations. Dol is celebrated for the first birthday of a child. When Korea had little medicinal knowledge, many newborns would die from childhood diseases or because of Korea’s seasonal temperature differences. read more

My aunt had to break it to me gently and tell me that Korea doesn't celebrate Christmas like Americans. My cousins made it up to me by getting me a bottle of Johnny Walker Black and unlimited refills of Hoegaarden draft at a fancy hof. read more

They cut a cake and thank Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il for the cake and everything which enables them to celebrate the very same birthday as compared to the other 99% of their total population who die of starvation. read more