Gwangjin-gu Hosts 'On(溫) Family On(ON) Line Cultural Festival'

Various Resident Participation Events Including Writing Contest, Photo Exhibition, and Family Experience Activities from November 23 to December 6

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) will hold the non-face-to-face family festival, ‘On(溫) Family On(ON) Line Cultural Festival,’ from the 23rd of this month to December 6th.

Organized by the Gwangjin-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center, this event expands the ‘Gwangjin Family Writing Contest,’ which was held annually at Children’s Grand Park, into an online festival so that all residents can safely participate and enjoy it.

The festival consists of various events such as ▲Gwangjin Family Writing Contest ▲Gwangjin Family Photo Exhibition ▲Family Experience Activities, and any Gwangjin-gu resident can participate through the festival homepage.

First, the ‘Gwangjin Family Writing Contest’ will be open for participation on a first-come, first-served basis for 250 people each in the general and student divisions from November 30th to December 6th. Participants choose one family-related theme and submit a poem or prose.

The submitted manuscripts will be fairly judged by a panel of judges, and a total of 28 winners will be selected by category and division, including grand prize, runner-up, and honorable mention, and awarded.

Also, the ‘Gwangjin Family Photo Exhibition’ will accept photos containing family memories from November 30th to December 6th. Up to 200 families can participate on a first-come, first-served basis. Awards will be given to 10 families selected through judging and online voting, including grand prize, excellence award, encouragement award, and popularity award.

In addition, four types of ‘Family Experience Activity’ kits, including making Christmas light mood lamps and perpetual calendars, will be provided to the first 400 families.

Kits can be applied for on the homepage and picked up at the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center. Among families who submit activity reviews by December 8th, nine families will be selected through judging and online voting and awarded.

The award ceremony is scheduled for December 19th and will be broadcast live online through the official YouTube channel of the Gwangjin-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center.

District Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “The ‘Gwangjin Family Writing Contest,’ a festival for the whole family, is being expanded online this year due to COVID-19. I hope this festival will be a meaningful time to express feelings toward family through writing and photos.”

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