Sancheong-gun Cancels All Jeongwol Daeboreum Events

Preventing the Spread of COVID-19... Village-Level Events Also Prohibited

Entrance Marker Stone of Sancheong County Office

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 24th that it will completely cancel this year's Jeongwol Daeboreum event to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Every year, the county has held seasonal customs events such as burning the Daljip (moon house) and Jisin Balgi (stepping on the earth god) to pray for a good harvest and the well-being of the residents.

However, this year, to protect the safety of local residents from COVID-19, it decided to cancel the event entirely. It plans to focus on quarantine measures by banning not only events organized by the county or eup/myeon but also small-scale village-level events.

This measure is based on the judgment that it is appropriate not to hold events where many people gather at the same time amid the ongoing small-scale group infections.

A county official said, “Although social distancing has been eased to level 1.5, allowing events with fewer than 100 people, we decided to cancel the event for the health and safety of the residents,” asking for the understanding of local residents.

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