Wanju-gun to Hold Donghak Peasant Revolution Event in Samnye on the 21st of This Month

'From the Donghak Peasant Revolution to the March 1 Independence Movement, the Common People Are Strong'... Held at Bibijeong and Samrye Culture and Arts Village

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju-gun announced on the 18th that it will hold the event "From the Donghak Peasant Revolution to the March 1st Independence Movement, the Common People Are Strong" on the 21st at Bibijeong and Samnye Culture and Arts Village.

This event is part of the Cultural Heritage Administration's public project "Utilization of Living Cultural Heritage" and begins with "Walking with the Donghak Peasant Army."

Starting at 11 a.m. from Bibijeong, participants will walk about 2 km to Samnye Culture and Arts Village, reflecting on the spirit of the Donghak Peasant Army gathering from Jeolla and Gyeongsang provinces to Samnye.

From 1 p.m., at the outdoor performance stage of Samnye Culture and Arts Village, there will be a Salpuri dance to console the souls of the Donghak Peasant Army, followed by poetry recitations and busking performances.

Additionally, six experience booths will offer activities such as rubbing print experience, making your own book with Oriental binding, making nostalgic peanut necklaces, creating pop-up books, puzzle assembling, and playing games like "The Rose of Sharon Has Bloomed."

Samnye-eup in Wanju-gun was the site of the Donghak believers' first collective action, the Gyogosinwon Movement, the second uprising of the Donghak Peasant Revolution under the slogans of expelling foreign influences and protecting the nation and people, and was expected to be the final battlefield of the Donghak Peasant Army defeated at Ugeumchi.

Meanwhile, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of participants at the same time is limited to 99 people, and anyone can participate free of charge.

Program applications and inquiries can be made through Mankyung River Love Keepers, the organization executing the project.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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