On New Year's Day, solnal , a ritual offering was made to the ancestors and ceremonial bows were made to honor adults by the children. Rice cake soup was eaten and visits were made to ancestral tombs. There were kite flying and yutnori , a stick throwing game and other amusements until the 15th of lunar January. The kites that were flown earlier in the month are set on fire in order to burn up evil spirits. In the Cholla region the game called Gossaum or War of the Dragons has become quite well known.
Village people carry a dragon and a dragon looking head made of their rope over their shoulders.
The leader who rides on the dragon's head or go gives orders to his man in an attempt to change the other go an knock his opponent to the ground and become the winner. The female western side must win in order to assure a successful year. On May fifth, Tano , omen play on swings and men enjoy Korean style wrestling similar to Japanese sumo. Tano is a somewhat more impressive in the cereal harvesting northern region. The lunar August Harvest festival called Chusok is the most enjoyable holiday.