Yeonnalligi
Sign in to saveYeonnalligi () is a Korean game. Yeon originates from the Chinese word , which means "kite". The game uses rectangle kites and is typically played on the Korean holiday Seollal. During Seollal, the kite is flown far away with the Sino-Korean word songaegyeongbok to fight against bad luck by cutting the thread connected to the kite around sunset. The word means to send off bad luck and greet good fortune.
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- Yeonnalligi
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- Yŏnnalligi
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Yeonnalligi () is a Korean game. Yeon originates from the Chinese word , which means "kite". The game uses rectangle kites and is typically played on the Korean holiday Seollal. During Seollal, the kite is flown far away with the Sino-Korean word songaegyeongbok to fight against bad luck by cutting the thread connected to the kite around sunset. The word means to send off bad luck and greet good fortune.
==History== In the biography of the Silla general Kim Yu-sin in the book Samguk sagi, there is a record that at the time after a year Queen Jindeok of Silla ascended to the throne:
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