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Lee sheds tears as he dedicates Parents' Day speech to parents of late public service workers

President Lee Jae Myung tears as he dedicated his Parents’ Day speech to the parents of public service workers who lost their lives trying to save others and vowed to make the government fulfill the role of a family.

2026.5.8

'Love Car'nations

Carnations are handed out to older adults lined up at Love Car's free meal service station near a park in Dalseo District in Daegu on May 7, on the eve of Parents' Day.

2026.5.7

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What in carnation!

Employees of the Environmental Corporation of Incheon tend carnations grown using recycled heat energy from waste incineration at its Cheongna office in Seo District on April 28.

2026.4.28

Carnations sit unsold at a stall run by a florist surnamed Sung, 75, at the Yangjae Flower Market Center in southern Seoul on May 8. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Carnations out, presents in: Flower sales slump for Parents' Day as Koreans focus on practical gifts

Korea's recent Parents' Day marks a growing shift among Koreans who are forgoing traditional carnations in favor of more practical gifts.

2025.5.9

What in carnations

On May 7, the day before Parents' Day, consumers shop for carnations at Yangjae Flower Market in Seocho District, southern Seoul.

2025.5.7

Children deliver carnations to seniors at a welfare center in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 7, 2024, ahead of Parents’ Day. [YONHAP]

Filial piety notwithstanding, Korea still hesitant to designate Parents' Day a national holiday

May is widely referred to as “family month” in Korea, with multiple commemorative days dedicated to familial bonds, such as Children’s Day and Parents’ Day. Despite their shared focus on honoring family members, the two are treated very differently.

2025.5.6

An employee prepares carnations for shipment ahead of Family Month in May at a flower farm in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on April 24. [YONHAP]

Frugal is the new festive as Koreans rethink Family Month spending

Korean consumers are pulling back on spending during the Family Month of May, a month usually filled with family celebrations and high consumption, as inflation and economic uncertainty push households to save.

2025.5.6

Children celebrate Parents' Day with finger hearts and carnations

Children from the Gu-am Pani Pani Daycare Center make finger hearts after presenting older adults with carnations at the La Domus Art Center in Yuseong District, western Daejeon, on Tuesday, the day before Parents’ Day.

2024.5.7

Pushing for change

Participants of a memorial ceremony held at Seoul Square in central Seoul on Monday, Parent's Day in Korea, pin carnations on the jackets of parents who lost their child during the Oct. 29 Itaewon crowd crush last year. The families of the victims...

2023.5.8

So near

A family visits their grandmother in a convalescent hospital in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, on Thursday, two days ahead of Parents’ Day. The relatives were separated by a window to prevent transmission of Covid-19.

2021.5.6