PHOTOS: Seoul's Namdaemun Market bustles with early holiday shoppers
By Yoo Na-hyunPosted : November 20, 2025, 14:47Updated : November 20, 2025, 14:50
A shopper browses Christmas items at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
SEOUL, November 20 (AJP) - As the year's most festive season approaches, Namdaemun Market in central Seoul is bustling with steady streams of visitors and shoppers eager to snap up Christmas decorations and other pre-holiday items.
The thrill of the year-end is already sweeping through the streets and shops, with Christmas decorations and their glowing lights illuminating every narrow alley of the market.
Christmas carols and cheerful melodies are also filling the air, welcoming customers in a holly, jolly festive spirit. The careful and busy hands of merchants arranging ornaments seem to reflect their quiet solemnity as they prepare for the year's end.
With giant Christmas trees and New Year's cards filling stores and stalls, every corner of the market is getting ready to turn into a winter wonderland, brimming with the warmth and joy of the season.
Shoppers browse Christmas items at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
Merchants arrange Christmas items for shoppers at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
A merchant arranges Christmas items for shoppers at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
A shopper browses Christmas items at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
