Spring in Korea

The last cold snap is in the air these days. After the cold winter, it seemed that spring was coming, but it be came cold again. At this kind of weather, we shouldn’t be carelessness, and be ready for the cold. Since the weather is unpredictable, wearing many thin clothes would be wise. 

How's spring in Korea?

In Korea, people call this kind of weather, “꽃샘추위(gotsemchuwe)”. 꽃 means flower, 샘 means jealous, 추위 means the cold. In the early spring, like the weather is jealous of the flower blooming, it suddenly gets cold for a while. This is what we so called '꽃샘추위'. The Siberia air mass gets weaker around late February or March, people think spring came, but all of a sudden, the air mass becomes stronger for a while. This only happens in Korea’s spring. People feel that the last cold snap starts in late February until April but actually this happens starting from March to May. 

So don’t put off your guard what you have to wear. Remember after the hard times of the winter ends, there is spring waiting for you. Every cloud has a silver ring they say, the last cold snap means the spring is near right outside our doors. 

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