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Korean Communities in the U.S. Celebrate The Year of the Goat--or Sheep--or Ram on The World for 3-2

According to the lunar calendar, we're now officially in the year 4713, the Year of the Goat — or the Sheep, or the Ram. It’s a major holiday in many Asian countries, and Korean communities around the US celebrate it with a street festival called jishinbalpki, which literally means “to step on the earth’s spirits.”

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