Yoon Sends Lunar New Year Gifts to 15,000 Figures from Various Fields

'Promotion and Harmony of Agricultural and Marine Products Consumption' Composed of Local Specialties
Yoon, on Message Card: "I Will Walk the Path for the People"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] President Yoon Suk-yeol, on the occasion of his first Lunar New Year since taking office, delivered holiday gifts containing local specialties and cards with messages to about 15,000 people, including elders from various fields, national heroes and their families, and socially disadvantaged groups, the Presidential Office announced on the 12th.

In particular, this year, Lunar New Year gifts were also sent to participants of the International Skills Olympics who achieved 2nd place overall and members of the National Assembly Semiconductor Special Committee.

The gifts were composed of rice cake soup rice cakes (Uiseong, Gyeongbuk), seasoned seaweed (Sinan, Jeonnam), dried pollack strips (Inje, Gangwon), dried shiitake mushroom strips (Cheongyang, Chungnam), anchovies (Tongyeong, Gyeongnam), and red shrimp (Ongjin, Incheon) to promote the consumption of agricultural and marine products and to wish for regional harmony.

On the 12th, the Presidential Office announced that President Yoon Suk-yeol sent Lunar New Year gifts for 2023 to over 15,000 figures from various fields.

The Lunar New Year message card from President Yoon and his wife was created using the handwriting of Elder Hong Juk-pyo, aged 77, who learned Hangul at Sejong Geulkkot Seodang at a late age.

The Presidential Office introduced that they prepared a set of rice cake soup to encourage people to share a bowl of rice cake soup and exchange warmth and kind words with their loved ones on Lunar New Year.

President Yoon said, "We take hopeful steps forward carrying the wishes of the people. Even if it is difficult and challenging, I will walk the path for the people," and added, "In the new year 2023, we will achieve a new leap forward together with the great people. I hope you have a warm Lunar New Year."

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