Winter lingers, spring awaits
Published: 29 Jan. 2026, 19:30
Updated: 29 Jan. 2026, 20:07
![Calligraphers write family mottos and ipchunbang scrolls with phrases such as “Great fortune with the arrival of spring” and “Good health and abundant blessings,” for residents at a free calligraphy event at the Busan Nam-gu Office on Jan. 29, six days before ipchun, the symbolic beginning of spring. Ipchunbang scrolls are pasted on front doors for good luck at the start of spring. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/01/29/56891449-8d03-4c7b-9ffe-cdb69e659604.jpg)
Calligraphers write family mottos and ipchunbang scrolls with phrases such as “Great fortune with the arrival of spring” and “Good health and abundant blessings,” for residents at a free calligraphy event at the Busan Nam-gu Office on Jan. 29, six days before ipchun, the symbolic beginning of spring. Ipchunbang scrolls are pasted on front doors for good luck at the start of spring. [NEWS1]
Calligraphers write family mottos and ipchunbang scrolls with phrases such as “Great fortune with the arrival of spring” and “Good health and abundant blessings,” for residents at a free calligraphy event at the Busan Nam District Office on Jan. 29, six days before ipchun, the start of spring in teh lunar calendar. Ipchunbang scrolls are pasted on front doors for good luck at the start of spring.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
To write comments, please log in to one of the accounts.
Standards Board Policy (0/250자)