Hva som skjer i Seoul, South Korea gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Winter break (gyeoul banghak) i South Korea

• Helligdag

  Seollal

  16.–18. febKinesisk nyttårStengningerMye folk

  The lunar new year closes shops and restaurants for three days and puts the country on the road at once. Palaces are free to enter and half the city is elsewhere. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ski season an hour out (10. des – 5. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Seollal, Winter break (gyeoul banghak) i South Korea

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Seollal (16.–18. feb), Ski season an hour out (10. des – 5. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Cherry blossom

• Fare

  Fine dust season

  1. mar – 15. mai · vanligvis

  Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west. Warnings are issued by district and masks reappear on the street. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Cherry blossom

  28. mar – 15. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  The front reaches Seoul at the start of April; Yeouido and the Han riverside are walked at night and the peak lasts under a week.

Fortsatt på gang: Ski season an hour out (10. des – 5. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cherry blossom

• Festival

  Yeouido Spring Flower Festival

  8.–12. aprKirsebærblomstringMye folk

  The city closes the road behind the National Assembly for the blossom for about five days, adds stages and food stalls, and everyone in Seoul goes. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Lotus Lantern Festival

  25. apr – 25. mai · vanligvisLys og ildMye folk

  Lanterns hang through the temple courtyards for weeks and a parade fills Jongno on the weekend before Buddha's Birthday, which is usually in May. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Fine dust season (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Cherry blossom (28. mar – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Lotus Lantern Festival

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Fine dust season (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Lotus Lantern Festival (25. apr – 25. mai (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Jangma, the rain front

  25. jun – 31. jul · vanligvisMonsunRisiko

  The monsoon front parks over the peninsula for a few weeks and delivers the year's rain in short, very heavy bursts rather than steady drizzle.

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer break (yeoreum banghak) i South Korea

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Jangma, the rain front (25. jun – 31. jul (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Summer break (yeoreum banghak) i South Korea

• Fare

  Typhoon risk

  1. aug – 30. sep · vanligvisTyfonsesong

  Late summer systems track up from the south; most weaken before Seoul, but one a year is enough to stop the trains and flood the Han riverside parks. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Chuseok, Chuseok i South Korea

• Helligdag

  Chuseok

  24.–26. sepInnhøstingStengningerMye folk

  The harvest holiday empties the city as families travel home. Small restaurants close for three days, the roads out are solid, and the palaces are quiet and free. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Typhoon risk (1. aug – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Autumn colour

  20. okt – 10. nov · vanligvis

  The mountains that ring the city turn from the top down through late October, and Bukhansan on a Saturday is as busy as any street in Seoul.

Fortsatt på gang: Chuseok (24.–26. sep)

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene

• Festival

  Gimjang, kimchi-making

  15. nov – 10. des · vanligvisMat- og drikkefestival

  The communal cabbage-salting season, on UNESCO's heritage list, fills courtyards and apartment car parks for a few weeks before the ground freezes. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Autumn colour (20. okt – 10. nov (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Winter break (gyeoul banghak) i South Korea

• Sesong

  Ski season an hour out

  10. des – 5. mar · vanligvis

  The Gangwon resorts run on cold, dry, machine-heavy snow from December, and the day trips from Seoul are the reason people ski here at all. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Gimjang, kimchi-making (15. nov – 10. des (vanligvis))