Uiryeong Hyanggyo Holds Autumn Seokjeon Daeje Ceremony Marking 2573rd Birth Anniversary of Confucius

County Governor Oh Tae-wan Serves as Primary Ritual Official to Pour the First Cup

O Tae-wan, the governor of Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam, is raising the first cup at the Autumn Seokjeon Daeje ceremony held by Uiryeong Hyanggyo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] On the 22nd, Uiryeong Hyanggyo in Gyeongnam held the Autumn Seokjeon Daeje at Daeseongjeon in Seodong-ri, Uiryeong-eup, marking the 2573rd anniversary of Confucius' birth, with about 50 local Confucian scholars including the officiants in attendance.

At the grand ceremony that day, County Governor Oh Tae-wan served as the first officiant offering the first cup of wine (Chohun-gwan), Vice Chairman of the County Council Yoon Byung-yeol took the role of the second officiant offering the second cup (Ahun-gwan), and Education Director Choi Mi-sook acted as the final officiant (Jonghun-gwan), each conducting their respective parts.

The Seokjeon Daeje reenacted the traditional Confucian ritual sequence, beginning with the Jeonpye-rye, which involves burning incense and offering ritual food and other items, followed by the Heonjak-rye including Chohun-rye, Ahun-rye, and Jonghun-rye, then Bunhun-rye, Eumbok-rye, and concluding with Mangnyo-rye, where the ritual petition is burned.

The Seokjeon Daeje is the largest Confucian ancestral rite held to commemorate Confucius and 27 other sages, honoring their high scholarly virtue.

Uiryeong Hyanggyo was designated as Gyeongsangnam-do Tangible Cultural Property No. 201 in 1982 and holds the Seokjeon Daeje annually on the Sangjeongil (上丁日) of the 2nd lunar month (spring) and the 8th lunar month (autumn).

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