[Photo] Cha Hyeon-il, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Attends Concert to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccination Center Volunteers

[Seoul District Photo News] Chaehyunil, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor, Attends Yeongdeungpo Volunteer Orchestra's 'Visiting Concert' at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall on the 30th Afternoon, Encourages COVID-19 Vaccination Center Volunteers... Oh Seungrok, Nowon-gu Mayor, Visits Gongneung-dong Dokkaebi Market '2021 Dokkaebi Halloween' Event

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the afternoon of the 30th, Chaehyunil, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District Office, attended the 'Visiting Concert' of the Yeongdeungpo Volunteer Orchestra held at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall.

Organized by the Yeongdeungpo Volunteer Center, this event was arranged to encourage the efforts of volunteers at the COVID-19 vaccination center. The orchestra performed movie music such as La La Land and Cinema Paradiso, offering comfort and inspiration to the attendees.

Mayor Chae said, “I thank the volunteers of the ‘Yeongdeungpo Volunteer Orchestra’ who conveyed warm hearts and emotions through music,” and added, “I hope this event becomes a place of consolation and healing for the volunteers who worked hard on vaccination to restore a safe daily life.”

On the afternoon of the 30th at 5:30 PM, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District Office in Seoul, visited the ‘2021 Dokkaebi Halloween’ event held at Gongneung-dong Dokkaebi Market.

Gongneung-dong Dokkaebi Market hosted this event for five days from October 27 to 31 to celebrate Halloween. It was organized by local youth groups such as Local Lab, regional cooperatives, Nowon Social Economy Support Center, and market merchants to revitalize the traditional market.

The Dokkaebi Halloween, held for the first time this year, was inspired by the market’s name ‘Dokkaebi’ and the Western children’s festival Halloween. On the 30th, business groups and market merchants dressed in traditional Korean makeup and Squid Game costumes and held a parade that attracted the attention of residents.

Additionally, various event booths such as tarot reading, caricature drawing, pearl shining frame making, face painting, as well as busking concerts and photo zones, marked the first step toward a new local festival.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok, who visited the event site, participated in the parade and greeted residents and merchants visiting the market, urging compliance with quarantine rules.

Mayor Oh said, “Seeing Gongneung-dong Dokkaebi Market, a traditional market, so lively during Halloween feels unique,” and added, “I hope that ‘Dokkaebi Halloween’ will grow into a representative local festival through this event.”

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