The Road Where Peddlers Crossed Twelve Passes... Uljin-gun Hosts 'Sibiryung Deunggeumjaengi Festival' Video Event

This Year’s Festivals Replaced by Content Video Production and Package Sharing Due to COVID-19

Gift packages prepared by Uljin-gun to distribute to the residents of Sibiryung Village in celebration of the Sibiryung Deunggeumjae Festival.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On October 31, the 'Sibiryung Deunggeumjaengi Festival' was held non-face-to-face in Sibiryung Village, Buk-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, where the village name originated from the fact that Joseon Dynasty peddlers had to cross twelve passes.

Since 2011, residents of four villages in Buk-myeon have started this festival to inherit and develop the 'Sibiryung Bajigekkun Nori.' This year, due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the festival was replaced by producing festival content videos and distributing packages.

Sibiryung Village was a route where Uljin seafood and inland specialties from Bonghwa were exchanged in the past. Deunggeumjaengi refers to peddlers who carry goods on their backs to sell. The folk play created from the songs sung by these peddlers is called Sibiryung Bajigekkun Nori.

Marking its 9th year, the Sibiryung Deunggeumjaengi Festival was selected for a national government-supported festival contest project. Until last year, it had received support for rural festivals from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for seven consecutive years.

This year's production video includes festival materials from 2011 to 2019, as well as rehearsals and performances of Sibiryung Bajigekkun Nori. Uljin-gun distributed COVID-19 related quarantine kits to about 230 households in Sibiryung Village in line with the festival.

The festival-related video can be found on YouTube by searching for '2020 Sibiryung Deunggeumjaengi Festival.'

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