Reduced Ceremony for Yi Sun-sin's Birthday Celebration... Impact of COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jong-gil] The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 21st that due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the ‘475th Anniversary Ceremony of Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s Birth’ held on the 28th at Hyeonchungsa Shrine in Asan, Chungnam, will be scaled down. The ceremony will be conducted under the chairmanship of Cultural Heritage Administration Commissioner Jeong Jae-sook, inviting only descendants of Yi Sun-sin to perform the tea ceremony. Cultural events such as lunch or archery competitions will be omitted. They plan to enforce ‘social distancing’ measures, including denying entry to visitors not wearing masks.

However, from the 24th to the 17th of next month, an outdoor exhibition titled ‘Sincerely Embracing Admiral Chungmugong in Our Hearts’ will display calligraphy and everyday crafts. On the Hyeonchungsa website, a prize event including leaving congratulatory messages for Admiral Yi Sun-sin will be held until the 28th.

Meanwhile, the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Memorial Hall, currently closed, has postponed the special exhibition ‘Yesterday and Today of Hyeonchungsa History’ from the 28th to the 6th of next month. A Cultural Heritage Administration official explained, “The exhibition opening schedule may change again depending on the government’s COVID-19 policies.”

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