Gwangju Nam-gu "With Corona, Into the Late Autumn Festival"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] With the start of With Corona, various festivals will be held one after another throughout Nam-gu, Gwangju, until the end of December, amidst the late autumn atmosphere.

It is expected that participating in the festivals will soothe the weary hearts caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate the steps toward phased daily recovery.

The 38th Gossaum Nori Festival, a traditional folk game, will be held from the 26th to the 28th at the Chilseok-dong Gossaum Nori Theme Park.

This year’s festival concept is “Connecting the Gorae, Finding Health, and Dreaming of the Future.” The purpose is to convey gratitude and comfort for the everyday life that could not be fully enjoyed due to COVID-19 through the festival.

The opening ceremony of the Gossaum Nori Festival will take place on the 27th from 5:30 PM.

Along with the opening ceremony of the newly opened Gossaum Nori Training Center this year, a Gossaum laser show and fireworks will decorate the night sky.

During the festival, various regular stages will be presented, including Nanta performances, Chilseok Nongak, Gossaum Nori demonstrations, Taekkyeon demonstrations (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 76), tightrope walking, performances by prodigies of Korean traditional music, fusion Korean music, Daljip burning, sand art, Gossaum Nori VR experience, kite flying, traditional crafts, and rice cake pounding experiences.

In Yangnim-dong, a modern historical and cultural village, the “Good Morning Yangnim” festival will be held until December 31. It is a humanities festival representing Gwangju, where visitors can observe the history, figures, and architectural culture of Yangnim-dong.

The festival consists of exhibitions, lectures, performances, and participation and experience areas. In the humanities lectures, visitors can meet poet Kim Yong-taek, known as the poet of the Seomjin River, actor Jung Dong-hwan, novelist Lim Cheol-woo, and pianist Lim Dong-chang.

Additionally, through exhibitions, visitors can enjoy “Yangnim Seen Through Paintings” by artists active in Yangnim-dong, the vacant house project “Painters of Yangnim-dong,” and the “Alleyway Artists” project, as well as nostalgic songs and busking performances from the 70s and 80s generation.

Moreover, for visitors to the festival venue, nostalgic swing photo zones, slow mailboxes, and the Yangnim Figure Cinema will be operated.

On November 27, the “20th Nam-gu Volunteer One Heart Festival” will be held at the Nam-gu Cultural and Arts Center performance hall and the Nam-gu Office large conference room.

This event is for those who have devoted themselves to quarantine activities to prevent COVID-19 over the past two years and have lived a dedicated life for neighbors in need.

The festival will proceed with an awards ceremony for outstanding volunteers who have blossomed community culture through volunteering and a stage for mutual encouragement and comfort.

A Nam-gu official said, “At the gateway to the deepening late autumn, we hope that local residents can fully relax at the festival sites and gradually reopen their daily lives that were tightly closed due to COVID-19.”

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