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Gyeongnam Office of Education Hosts 7th Anniversary Native Language Harmony Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education and the nonprofit organization Tobakimal Baragi will hold the 7th Tobakimal Harmony Festival starting from the 22nd.

The provincial Office of Education announced on the 21st that it is an 'Leading Office of Education' that shares the purpose of using and promoting Tobakimal, the native Korean language imbued with the life and spirit of our people, and has been strengthening Tobakimal education linked to the curriculum since 2019.

It added that it has selected and supported six Tobakimal Leading Schools and has developed and distributed Tobakimal educational materials.

According to the provincial Office of Education, this festival will be held both in-person and online.

The in-person event will take place in the front yard of the National Jinju Museum, featuring 15 types of play and learning activities such as Tobakimal Ddakji (traditional Korean paper tile) games, old games and Tobakimal, and Tobakimal lotteries.

The online event, held on the Tobakimal Festival website, will share the fruits of Tobakimal education, showcase the Tobakimal skills that students have learned and mastered, and carry out activities to revive our spirit.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, “I hope our children learn the pure and beautiful Tobakimal and, with the right mindset, exchange their feelings, thoughts, and meanings with each other,” adding, “Together with the Gyeongnam education family, we will create a world where Tobakimal fully guides our lives.”

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