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On 12 January, the British Museum tweeted an event ‘celebrating Korean Lunar New Year’ which would exhibit Korean customs. Angry replies stormed the tweet, condemning the Museum for ‘helping Koreans to steal Chinese culture’, and claiming that the traditional festival should be titled ‘Chinese New Year’. In response to Kim's Instagram post, in which she wished her followers a "Happy Lunar New Year", Chinese users wished her a "Happy Chinese New Year" and claimed that the Korean You wanna steal This traditional South Korean cultural artifact is also being claimed by the Chinese public. Chinese netizens took to a Korean culture Instagram page and filled the comment section with malicious comments, attacking South Korea for “stealing” maedeup from them. While both South Korea and China have their own versions of decorative knots Chinese social media users flooded the comment sections of Korean celebrities who wished their fans good fortunes using the phrase “Lunar New Year” instead of “Chinese New Year.” On Sunday Chinese critics of the British Museum’s decision to title its event a celebration of Korean Lunar New Year were keen to defend their country’s culture, but probably left a bad impression. The Many Chinese users attacked it, saying, "A renowned museum helped Korea steal the Chinese culture." The museum yielded, changing the words to "Chinese Lunar New Year" immediately. A legion of Chinese online users even criticized some celebrities and institutions ― including the Walt Disney Company ― for using the phrase, "Lunar New Year," but Lim pointed out that this Lune New Year is primarily celebrated in many Asian cultures, including by Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian. Advertisement More in World "Write 'Chinese New Year' rather than 'Lunar New Year." Posts with the hashtag “Korea is stealing the Chinese New Year” poured in on the Chinese social networking site, Weibo, and comments The videos show the two iconic Disney characters in hanbok greeting visitors in front of New Year’s greetings written in Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese. It marked the first time Mickey and Occasionally, about every 24 years, Korean New Year will occur one day after Chinese New Year because of the new moon between Korea’s midnight (15:00UTC) and China’s midnight (16:00UTC). Okay, so nearly everyone in the world has adopted the Gregorian calendar and thus celebrate new year’s day on January 1st. Chinese media said: Korean people try stealing Chinese culture. Most Chinese people think: Hanfu is Hanfu, Hanbok is Hanbok. Korean people shouldn't say Hanfu came from Hanbok. Most Korean people think: Hanfu is Hanfu, Hanbok is Hanbok. Chinese people shouldn't say Hanbok came from Hanfu. Chinese media said: Korean people try stealing Chinese You’ll find bright, imaginative displays that breathe new life into Korean comic culture. Not only that but it’s also a great chance to explore Bucheon’s bustling art scene while enjoying these Lunar New Year 2025 festivals in South Korea. Korea Manhwa Museum, Gyeonggi. Address: 1 Gilju-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Seollal shares similarities with Lunar New Year celebrations in other Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mongolian New Year festivities. While the essence of marking a new lunar cycle is shared, each culture brings its unique customs, foods, and symbols to the celebrations. Regarding the Korean group's behavior of stealing the Chinese New Year, some netizens thought it was not surprising, saying that from the time they started using "Lunar New Year", they knew that it would be stolen as "Korean New Year", but they didn't expect the fans to cover it very tightly. Since the first event organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in 1953, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade has always been a Chinese American celebration, with a mission to This was prompted by NewJeans Danielle's controversy and apology for saying 'Chinese New Year'. It just feels like a controversy that is waiting to happen every New Year, some idol will inevitably say Chinese New Year (CNY) instead of Lunar New Year (LNY) and knets will begin to dogpile them and release their sin If you look around South Korea today, you will frequently see Chinese traditional characters known as ‘Hanja’, Chinese traditional medicine, the celebration of the (Chinese) Lunar Calendar, and a society historically built on the principles of the Chinese philosopher Confucius – one sharing many traditions and customs. The Koreans have their own Lunar New Year celebration, known as Seollal, which also marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese Lunar calendar. These similarities were thanks to conquest and the movement of people between China and Korea over the course of several centuries. Even so, while both the Korean Lunar New Year and China and South Korea are arguing on social media. This time it’s over K-pop group IVE’s new video for HEYA: some people in China claim that the group is passing off Chinese culture as Korean.
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