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Doljanchi: A Korean First Birthday
A Korean first birthday, or doljanchi, has a symbolic table, ceremonial clothing and a choosing ritual. Here is what each part means and why it exi...
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The reason is why my parent call me jelly ggumi?
How a Korean prenatal nickname becomes a name: what kkum means, why families give a baby a taemyeong before birth, and how INa became Jelly GGumi.