Yeosu-si Yeongnak Park Transformed into Family-Centered Memorial Space

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City in Jeonnam has renovated the ancestral rites altar at Yeongnak Park Memorial House to enhance citizen convenience, transforming it into a citizen-centered memorial space.

According to Yeosu City on the 20th, the altar was expanded to create a space where citizens visiting Yeongnak Park during holidays or anniversaries can pay tribute to the deceased regardless of weather conditions throughout the year.

The existing altar, built as a temporary structure, was greatly affected by weather, making it difficult to have sincere memorial moments. During the rites, a video output service is also operated that allows viewing the deceased’s photo on a monitor instead of the ancestral tablet.

Additionally, the city has been focusing on developing burial sites that align with current trends. Since December last year, it has developed natural burial sites such as family-type graves where families can be together, the first of its kind among public park cemeteries nationwide, receiving positive responses from citizens. As of April, 23 graves for 7 families have been interred, and inquiries continue to come in.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to ensure that Yeongnak Park becomes a meaningful space for families to pray for the deceased’s happiness in the afterlife, and that citizens experience no inconvenience in choosing burial types and using the facilities.”

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