Kite flying is quite popular, played by both children and adults. On the last day, the string is cut, freeing the kite, and letting it fly high into the air until it disappears. Yunnori is another popular game which all family members enjoy on the festive day. The most thrilling game is a tug of rope which sets the unified force of the people of a village against one another. At this time of year, the sky becomes clearer and buds sprout in the field.
Farmers sow various seeds and supply water to their rice paddies.
It is the time for everyone to be refreshed by new hopes after the long doldrums of winter. The custom of eating cold food on this day is believed to originate from a Chinese legend, but recently this custom has disappeared Today the new version of Hansik is to welcome warm weather thawing frozen lands. One this day, rites to worship ancestors are observed early in the morning, and the family visits the tombs of their direct ancestors and tidy up the tombs. Hansik offers people an opportunity to look after the tombs of their ancestors. Since this day coincides with Arbor Day, public cemeteries are crowded with visitors planting trees around the tombs of their ancestors.