A Traditional Games Festival "Pan" Laid Out at Jeonju Hanok Village

Cultural Forum and Outdoor Events to be Held from the 24th to 26th

Traditional game Gonu.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] A festival to expand the base of traditional games filled with old memories will be held in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, a city centered on traditional culture.

On the 20th, Jeonju City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Traditional Culture Center Foundation will hold the ‘2020 Traditional Games Culture Forum and Outdoor Traditional Games Event in Daily Life’ from the 24th to the 26th at the Korea Traditional Culture Center and the Hanok Village area to reaffirm the excellence of traditional game culture and expand its base.

First, on the 24th, the ‘2020 Traditional Games Culture Forum’ held at the Korea Traditional Culture Center under the theme ‘Traditional Games, Asking the Present and the Future’ will have professors, content production experts, and workers in the field of traditional games from Korea and abroad participate to discuss ways to popularize traditional games.

The Traditional Games Culture Forum will be conducted as an academic forum and an open forum. The academic forum will discuss future policy directions based on basic research and field surveys of traditional games, while the open forum will be a place where experts and the general public together consider new possibilities for our traditional games.

Also, throughout the three days of the event, an outdoor traditional games event themed ‘Setting the Stage for Traditional Games’ will be held around Jeonju Hyanggyo and Wanpanmun Culture Center.

For the outdoor event, traditional games such as Sabangchigi, Tuho, and Yutnori will be combined with new cultural trends to provide traditional game content that resonates with and can be enjoyed by the 2030 generation and family units, along with busking performances, handicraft markets, and various entertainment and experience programs.

This event will also include on-site programs capable of real-time SNS communication to widely promote the excellence of traditional games online, allowing indirect experience.

Citizens who wish to participate can apply in advance through the Korea Traditional Culture Center website, and for detailed information such as application procedures, inquiries can be made to the Traditional Games Culture Promotion Team.

Choi Rakgi, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, said, “This event will be an opportunity for our excellent traditional game culture to naturally permeate daily life,” and added, “We hope that families and friends will enjoy traditional games through family event-type traditional game content developed together by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Traditional Culture Center Foundation, and Jeonju City, creating special memories together.”

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