'Ulsan Traditional Festival Maduhui Resumes in the Era of With Corona... Festival Symbol Tug-of-War Canceled, Only Street Parade Held'

Ulsan Jung-gu District and the Ulsan Maduhui Festival Promotion Committee held the 'Maduhui Tug-of-War Academic Conference' on June 14 at the Jung-gu Convention Center. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] On the 19th at 4 p.m., Ulsan City Deputy Mayor Jang Su-wan will conduct a joint inspection of quarantine and safety measures for the 'Maduhee Festival,' one of Ulsan's representative local festivals.

The Maduhee Festival is a traditional Ulsan regional play festival, including tug-of-war, which was suspended during the Japanese colonial period and restored in 2013. It has been held annually since 2014.

The 'Maduhee Festival,' canceled last year due to COVID-19, will resume this year. To manage quarantine, the large tug-of-war event is canceled, and only the Maduhee street parade, where ropes are loaded onto carts and moved, will be held, thus scaling down the event.

Since October 19, Ulsan City has been inspecting local festival venues and major tourist experience facilities in connection with the national safety diagnosis and special quarantine measures for the autumn outing season.

Thirty quarantine personnel are deployed throughout the festival site for management. Quarantine inspections such as prohibition of eating and drinking, social distancing, and blocking entry to the festival site for anyone other than those fully vaccinated or with a negative test result are also conducted.

Although Ulsan has recently maintained one of the lowest numbers of COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide, the city plans to focus on quarantine to prevent re-spread due to events and festivals.

Deputy Mayor Jang Su-wan said, "With the phased transition to daily recovery, we will continue to conduct on-site inspections to ensure that quarantine management is not neglected during the year-end and New Year holidays."

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