Hapcheon-gun Cancels Daeya Cultural Festival ... "Considering Ongoing COVID-19 Cases"

Only the Memorial Ceremony for General Jukjuk Held

The Hapcheon Daeya Cultural Festival Executive Committee is holding a meeting to decide on the cancellation of the event.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 25th that it has decided to cancel the 'Daeya Cultural Festival' scheduled for this fall to prevent the local spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

At the Executive Committee meeting of the Daeya Cultural Festival Committee held on the 24th, the decision to cancel the event was made considering the continuous occurrence of COVID-19 confirmed cases and the fact that a large number of residents are elderly.

The chairman of the Daeya Cultural Festival Committee stated, "In the significant effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and considering the nature of the cultural festival where an unspecified large number of people gather, all events will be canceled except for a memorial ceremony for General Jukjuk."

Moon Jun-hee, mayor of Hapcheon-gun, said, "While the inheritance of traditional culture and revitalization of the local economy are important, the safety of the residents takes precedence. We regret disappointing those who were looking forward to the Daeya Cultural Festival, but we will prepare various programs next year to carry it out more richly and splendidly."

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