Hello, MANNAM friends! Have you ever been asked “How many bowls of tteokguk have you eaten?” On the Lunar New Year's Day and sometimes New Year’s Day, Koreans eat tteokguk (떡국), rice cake soup as their tradition. Therefore, if someone asks you “how many bowls of tteokguk have you eaten?”, don’t be nervous. It is another way to ask “how old are you?”
In tteokguk, there are pieces of white rice cake and Koreans call the rice cake tteok (떡). Few people are curious why tteok in tteokguk is white, but in fact, the white color has its own special meaning. White means purity, beginning, outstanding, and long life. Therefore, eating white tteokguk on the first day of the year means to forget bad memories last year and live a meaningful life. [1]
MANNAM friends, how do you evaluate your life in 2012? We did lots of works and events in the last year and each of them was contributive to our neighbors and society. In the coming year, MANNAM will continue volunteering and we invite you to join us and make our 2013 more meaningful. Are you ready to give your pure love to others through volunteering in 2013?
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