addition to being served at birthday parties and weddings, japchae (Korean: 잡채; Pronunciation: /t͡ɕa̠p̚t͡ɕʰɛ/) is often served on holidays like Lunar new Years as well. Japchae is a noodle dish containing beef, vegetables such as spinach, carrots, mushrooms, and chili peppers, and clear cellophane noodles made from potato starch. The mixture is stir fried and tossed in a sauce made from soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Originally, japchae did not contain any noodles or meat at all when it was invented by a servant of King Gwangaegun, though it has evolved since then to become Korea’s well known noodle dish suitable for celebrations. Folk games Many traditional games are associated with the Korean New Year. The traditional family board game remains a popular game, especially during Korean New Year. It is played using a set of specially designed sticks and is considered appropriate for all ages and genders. Men and boys traditionally would also fly rectangle kites called (, see ), and also play , a game in which a light object is wrapped in paper or cloth, and then kicked in a footbag-like manner. Korean women and girls would have traditionally played , a game of jumping on a seesaw (), and , a game played with five little (originally a little stone, but today many buy manufactured in toy shops). Top ( () spinning is also a traditional game played by children. Recently, a few adults play Go-Stop instead of traditional . References See also Korean Calendar Public holidays in South Korea Public holidays in North Korea Celebrations of Lunar New Year in other parts of Asia: Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) Japanese New Year Mongolian New Year Tibetan New Year (Losar) Vietnamese New Year Similar Asian Lunisolar New Year celebrations that occur in April: Burmese New Year Cambodian New Year Lao New Year Sri Lankan New Year Thai New Year Public holidays in Korea January observances February observances New Year celebrations Winter festivals Festivals in Korea Food and drink festivals in South Korea Folk festivals in South Korea Winter events in South Korea Observances held on the new moon