Published On: November 17th, 2010|

The Wall Street Journal – Jaeyeon Woo

“The year 2007 saw a surge in the number of births in South Korea. It was the year of Golden Pig, which comes only once in 60 years according to the lunar calendar. Tradition says that people born in that year are destined to have good luck and fortune throughout their lifetime. . . . As kindergartens start receiving applications for next year, parents are struggling to snag a spot on the enrollment list. Some famous kindergartens have hundreds on the waiting list.”(more)