Catholic Christmas Festival Lights Up Myeongdong Winter... Market, Performances, and More Events
[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] The Christmas festival "2022 Myeongdong, Lighting Up Winter," hosted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, will be held from the 23rd to the 25th around the Myeongdong Cathedral.
At 8 PM on the 23rd, the Christmas concert will mark the beginning of the festival at the Myeongdong Cathedral. The Dom Ensemble, Dom Soloists, and Aquinas Choir will present "Sch?tz's Christmas Story and Mozart's Evening Prayer."
From the 24th to the 25th, from 11 AM to 9:30 PM, a Christmas market will be held at the plaza in front of the Myeongdong Catholic Center. Priests will personally prepare and sell mulled wine and sausages, and a young farmers' team will set up stalls selling roasted chestnuts and roasted sweet potatoes. A "Hope Tree," where visitors can write wishes and hang them on the tree while donating for ribbons, will also be set up in the plaza. The donations will be used for the Seoul Archdiocese's free meal service "Myeongdong Bapjip."
On the 24th, various performances will take place at the entrance of Myeongdong Cathedral. Performances include the cpbc Boys and Girls Choir (5:30 PM and 7:30 PM), Accodiam (6:30 PM), Melange Opera Company (8:30 PM), and Brass "Bisang" (9:30 PM).
On Christmas Day, the 25th, performances will include Accodiam (12 PM), Musica Sacra Boys Choir (1:40 PM), Magnificat Children's Choir (5:30 PM and 7:30 PM), Melange Opera Company (6:30 PM), and Brass "Bisang" (8:30 PM and 9:30 PM).
At Myeongdong Bapjip, which provides meals to the homeless every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, performances by Musica Sacra Boys Choir (11 AM) and Accodiam (12:40 PM) will be held on the 25th.
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The Seoul Catholic Theater Association's production of Tolstoy's masterpiece "Where There Is Love, There Is God" will also welcome visitors. It will be held six times from the 23rd to the 25th. The performances will take place at the Familia Chapel of Myeongdong Cathedral at 6:30 PM on the 23rd; 4 PM, 6:30 PM, and 8:30 PM on the 24th; and 5 PM and 7 PM on the 25th. No separate reservation is required, and each performance is open to the first 150 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
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