Yeonnalligi () is a Korean game. Yeon originates from the Chinese word , which means "kite". The game uses rectangle kites and is typically played on the Korean holiday Seollal. During Seollal, the kite is flown far away with the Sino-Korean word songaegyeongbok to fight against bad luck by cutting the thread connected to the kite around sunset. The word means to send off bad luck and greet good fortune.
History In the biography of the Silla general Kim Yu-sin in the book Samguk sagi, there is a record that at the time after a year Queen Jindeok of Silla ascended to the throne:
In Dongguksesigi, there is a story that Ch'oe Yŏng flew a number of large kites with methods of fire attached to quash the rebels of the nomadic Mongols in the Tamna province of Goryeo. It is also said that soldiers rode the kites to reach the enemy base.