Hwasun-gun Cancels Unjucultural Festival and Others Due to COVID-19 Impact

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) has completely canceled the representative spring festivals, ‘Unju Cultural Festival,’ ‘Baegasan Azalea Festival,’ and ‘Hwakhaksan Azalea Festival,’ due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the county on the 10th, the Festival Promotion Committee and the Youth Association, which host and organize the Unju Cultural Festival and the Azalea Festivals, recently held a meeting to discuss countermeasures in response to the COVID-19 situation and decided to fully cancel the festivals.

The Unju Cultural Festival Promotion Committee canceled the Unju Cultural Festival, which was scheduled to be held on April 29-30 to coincide with Buddha’s Birthday.

The Baega-myeon Youth Association canceled the Baegasan Azalea Festival, which was held together with the June 25th War Victims Memorial Ceremony on May 1-2, and the Cheongpung-myeon Youth Association canceled the Hwakhaksan Azalea Festival, which was scheduled for May 2.

The cancellation of the Hwakhaksan Azalea Festival, where visitors could enjoy a feast of azaleas and rapeseed flowers in a 2-hectare rapeseed flower field established since August 2018 around Hwakhaksan, adds to the disappointment.

The Dolmen Cultural Festival Promotion Committee decided to postpone the ‘Dolmen Cultural Festival,’ originally scheduled for May 18-19, to the fall.

The Hwasun-eup Youth Federation is considering canceling the ‘Dongguri Lake Park Spring Festival,’ scheduled for May 1-2, if the COVID-19 situation does not calm down by early next month.

A county official said, “Because the economic ripple effect of local festivals is very significant, we are making careful decisions regarding festival cancellations and postponements,” adding, “We will do our best to block the inflow and spread of COVID-19 in the region.”

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