Sixtieth birthday in the Sinosphere

The traditional lunisolar calendars in the Sinosphere (Chinese calendar, Japanese calendar, Korean calendar) observe sexagenary cycles: cycles of sixty years. Thus, living sixty years had special significance as one completed a full cycle. Some saw it as the start of a second lifetime, and thus as an opportunity to give up some responsibility and return to enjoying life as children do. == Korea ==

In Korea, the sixtieth birthday is known as hwangap, hoegap (), jugap (), gapnyeon (), or hwallyeok (). The sixtieth birthday is according to one's age per the international reckoning and not by Korean age. Some parents reportedly do not expect to receive a ceremony at all, and instead weigh later ceremonies, such as the gohui, higher. The ceremony was the subject of a 2009 play called "American Hwangap" by a Korean-American playwright. ==See also==