Daeboreum is the Korean holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the lunar Korean year.
Its name means “Great Full Moon,” and it falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, after Seollal, Korean Lunar New Year. Traditional observances include dalmaji, or watching the moonrise, and eating ogokbap, a dish made with five grains.
Daeboreum customs connect the full moon with health, prosperity, and a good agricultural year. People traditionally crack nuts in a practice called bureom, drink gwibalgisul rice wine, and burn field-edge fires or lanterns. Some customs were intended to drive away pests or strengthen the coming harvest.
A common mix-up is confusing Daeboreum with Chuseok. Chuseok occurs on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and is an autumn harvest festival, while Dano falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Hansik is a separate spring observance associated with cold food.