The 71st Gaecheon Arts Festival Opens in Splendor
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The National Defense Bell-Ringing Ceremony of the Jinju Gaecheon Arts Festival in Gyeongnam was held.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The 71st Gaekcheon Arts Festival, the origin of Korea's regional comprehensive arts festivals, opened splendidly on the 27th with the Seoje ceremony at the special stage in front of the Imjin Battle Memorial at Jinju Fortress.
The Seoje ceremony held at Jinju Fortress was attended by Mayor Jo Gyu-il, Festival Committee Chairman Park Kwang-woong, Chairman of the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Council Kim Jin-bu, Chairman of the Jinju City Council Yang Hae-young, as well as heads of related organizations, social groups, and cultural and artistic figures. The event proceeded with the lighting of the sacred flame, patriotic bell ringing, ritual offerings, flame relay and enshrinement, military command performance, and fireworks.
The Seoje ceremony is an event dedicated to the altar of Gaekcheon with a sincere heart loving the country and devotion to the promotion of culture and arts together with the citizens.
On this day, the sacred flame, which was lit at Manisan Mountain in Ganghwa-do, was directly lit at Jinju Fortress and enshrined on the flame pedestal, starting the flame lighting ceremony. At the patriotic bell pavilion, a patriotic bell ringing ceremony was held 33 times praying for national peace and public health and longevity. This was followed by a ritual ceremony through offerings and fireworks to celebrate it.
Also, the nighttime parade reenacting the Jinju Battle took place from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, capturing the attention of citizens and receiving great acclaim.
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Mayor Jo said, “The Gaekcheon Arts Festival is Korea's largest and finest comprehensive cultural arts festival, a festival with great educational value for the development of culture and arts,” and added, “I hope that the arts festival, which has led the development of the cultural and artistic world by seeking new changes every year for 71 years, will become a pride of Jinju City and a festival for all the people of the nation.”
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