Hapcheon’s Representative Festival, the 38th ‘Daeya Cultural Festival’ Held

September 24-26 ... In the Hapcheon-eup Area

Hapcheon-gun Daeya Cultural Festival event scene (previous event).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The 38th Daeya Cultural Festival, the 33rd County Residents' Day, and the 41st County Sports Festival, representative festivals of Hapcheon, Gyeongnam, will be held from the 24th to the 26th at Hapcheon Public Stadium and other areas in Hapcheon-eup.

The Daeya Cultural Festival, which was canceled for the past two years due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), has been prepared with various schedules such as exhibitions, performances, folk sports games, and a pre-festival parade to promote county residents' unity and cultural enjoyment.

Events held around the Daeya Cultural Festival period include the Daeyaseong Gugak Competition, Eup-Myeon Pungmul Competition, County Residents' Calligraphy Contest, Hapcheon Night Mario Clown Mask Dance Festival, Lifelong Learning Festival, and Resident Service Expo.

Exhibition events include the Yeonmuk Members Exhibition, Wildflower Club Members Exhibition, Literary Painting Members Exhibition, Woodcarving Members Exhibition, Village Keeper Woodworking Exhibition, Traditional Gyubang Craft Exhibition, and Sangchun Literary Society Poetry and Painting Exhibition, all held at Ilhae Park Daejong Pavilion Square.

Folk sports events include eight folk games such as Baduk (Go), Badminton, Jokgu (foot volleyball), Park Golf, Ssireum (Korean wrestling), Jegichagi (shuttlecock kicking), and Arm Wrestling, including demonstration matches, as well as preliminary and final rounds of 14 sports events.

Starting with the lighting ceremony and a congratulatory performance by invited singer Park Nam-jung on September 24th, on the 25th, there will be a memorial rite honoring General Jukjuk, a loyal subject of Silla, a torch relay event at Haeinsa Temple praying for the successful festival, a lantern parade involving local and external residents, and a pre-festival event at the special stage in the County Sports Park featuring fireworks, Eup-Myeon singing contests, and performances by invited singers such as Kim Yong-im and Park Gu-yoon, making the festival night splendid.

On the 26th, the main event will feature the entrance of Eup-Myeon athletes and a parade starting from Ilhae Park Daejong Pavilion Square to the Public Stadium. The opening ceremony will include the County Residents' Award ceremony and awards for filial sons and daughters.

After the ceremony, public events will include a performance by the 39th Division Military Band, a demonstration by the Kosin University Taekwondo Team, and an exciting Pungmul (traditional Korean percussion music) performance by the Hapcheon County Pungmul Federation.

The closing ceremony will feature a generous prize draw and performances by popular singers Seo Ji-o and Pumba’s Shin Pudrigi to provide a time for county residents to unite and enjoy together, marking the grand finale of the main event.

County Governor Kim Yoon-cheol said, “Since this is the Daeya Cultural Festival held after two years, we have prepared a variety of sights and entertainment,” and added, “I hope many county residents will attend and enjoy the Daeya Cultural Festival.”

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