Six days a month. That's how many days Koreans like to pick for moving. They're the days marked in small print on the calendar as '손 없는 날'. Many international students have been shocked to call a moving company and hear, "We're fully booked that day." ## What is 손? Here, '손' doesn't mean a person's hand. It's an evil spirit that people in the old days believed followed people around and got in the way of their affairs. People believed that on days of the lunar calendar ending in 9 or 0 (the 9th, 10th, 19th, 20th, 29th, and 30th), this spirit went off to rest. So they thought that moving house on those days would bring no trouble. ## Why People Still Care Even If They Don't Believe These days, not many people truly believe in ghosts. Still, because so many people pick the same days, it causes problems in real life. On that day, lots of people move, so bookings fill up fast and prices often go up. On the other hand, an ordinary weekday is relatively open. When their parents or landlord say, "Pick a 'day without evil spirits,'" many people go along with it just for peace of mind. ## Tips You Can Use Right Away Before you pick a date, search for '손 없는 날' in a calendar app or on a portal site. If you avoid that day, you can save money. Prices vary from company to company, so get quotes from two or three of them. Spring and autumn are when a lot of people move and bookings fill up earlier, so it's best to get in touch quickly.