Lee Jae-myung Visits Hometown Andong for Lunar New Year "Bows to the People"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, shared a photo of himself performing a New Year's bow to the public on the 1st in celebration of Seollal.

Photo by Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Facebook

On that day, Lee, who visited his hometown Andong in Gyeongbuk, wrote on Facebook, "I welcomed the Year of the Black Tiger at a traditional house in Andong, the place where I was born and raised, and also the ancestral hometown of my wife (Andong Kim clan)." He added, "Before visiting my parents' graves, I first paid my respects to the people with a New Year's bow, and my wife and I also performed the bow."

Along with this, Lee posted a photo of himself and his wife wearing hanbok and performing the New Year's bow.

After paying respects at his parents' graves in Seonsan, Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk, Lee plans to visit the offices of the Andong Kim clan and the Gyeongju Lee clan Hwasuhoe sequentially to greet the clan members.

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