On New Year's Day, white garae tteok are commonly eaten in tteokguk soup. This white tteok has a lot of positive energy or yang, and helps infuse the New Year with yang.
Red scares away ghosts, goblins, and other scary creatures, so it is used on Dongji which is the winter solstice with the longest night of the year. Rainbow colored rice cakes help celebrate a child's first birthday.
I am looking forward to experimenting with making these one day soon. I will let you know how it goes!!
For more information about these wonderful treats, visit: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=630938
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