President Moon expresses condolences for the late Lee O-ryeong... Visits the funeral hall to pay respects (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in sent a message of condolence and paid respects to Professor Emeritus Lee O-ryeong of Ewha Womans University, who passed away on the 26th.

The Blue House announced on the evening of the 26th, "President Moon visited the late Lee O-ryeong's funeral hall from 6:58 PM to 7:00 PM today to pay his respects."

Before the visit, President Moon expressed his condolences through a social network service (SNS) message, stating, "Professor Lee O-ryeong was a discoverer of our culture and a pioneer who newly blossomed tradition by connecting it with reality."

Professor Lee, who served as the first Minister of Culture, decorated the closing of the 1988 Olympic opening ceremony with the appearance of the "Gulleongsoe boy" and advocated East Asian civilization theory through "Bojagi Humanities."

President Moon said, "Professor Lee greatly contributed to our deeper love for our culture," adding, "The gulleongsoe, which was a children's game, introduced Korea's concept of space and the culture of stillness in motion at the Seoul Olympic opening ceremony thanks to him. The bojadi, once an ordinary item by our side, was rediscovered as an icon of traditional culture that embraces and integrates everything."

Referring to the government's awarding of the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit to Professor Lee last year, President Moon said, "He left us many things. Although different in form, they all relate to ways of loving the Republic of Korea," and wished him eternal rest.

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