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Dongdaemun-gu Holds Seonnong Daeje Ceremony Without Audience... Ritual Performance Video Released on YouTube

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) held the '2021 Seonnong Daeje,' marking the beginning of Korea's farming season, without an audience on the morning of the 24th at Seonnongdan in Seoul (38 Muhak-ro 44-gil, Dongdaemun-gu).

This year's Seonnong Daeje was conducted without an audience due to the COVID-19 situation, with no accompanying events such as the ritual procession or Seolleongtang sharing. Thirty ritualists from the Seonnong Daeje Preservation Committee performed the rites solely to pray for a bountiful harvest and the overcoming of COVID-19.

The event lasted about two hours starting from 10 a.m. Dongdaemun Cultural Foundation plans to upload a video of the ritual ceremony on its YouTube channel to ease the disappointment of residents who could not attend in person.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Amid the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19, we could not give up on our mission to preserve our local traditional culture, so we held the event on a smaller scale. We hope residents will watch the Seonnong Daeje together through the video and pray for a good harvest and the overcoming of COVID-19.”

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