[Photo] Lunar New Year Ancestral Table Costs Soar

Prices for traditional holiday table offerings are rising ahead of the Lunar New Year. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), a survey conducted on the 21st covering 28 essential Lunar New Year items across 17 traditional markets and 27 large retail stores nationwide found that traditional markets averaged 263,283 KRW, while large retailers averaged 362,680 KRW. This represents a 14.0% increase from last year's 230,972 KRW in traditional markets and a 14.1% rise from 317,923 KRW in large retailers. On the 24th, citizens were seen shopping at Mangwon Market in Mapo-gu, Seoul. / Reporter Moon Honam munonam@

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