Changwon Jindong Mideodeok Festival 'Held After 4 Years'

May 12-14... Linked with the Fireworks Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced that the 2023 Changwon Jindong Sea Squirt Festival is scheduled to be held from May 12 to 14.

The Changwon Jindong Sea Squirt Festival Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Festival Committee) decided on the 20th to hold the festival in May around Gwangam Port in Jindong-myeon, considering the production volume and timing of sea squirts.

The Changwon Jindong Sea Squirt Festival will be held from May 12 to 14. Scene from the 2019 festival.

This festival will be held for the first time in four years due to COVID-19 and will be linked with the fireworks festival hosted by the Jindong-myeon Youth Association. It will be a festival that harmonizes the spring-scented sea squirts with beautiful fireworks.

Changwon Jindong Sea Squirt was selected as Korea’s representative seafood brand in 2020, recognized as Changwon City's representative seafood with the best taste and aroma. Its peak season is from March to May, and it is known for its unique scent and exquisite taste that spreads in the mouth.

Used in dishes such as sea squirt rice bowl, pancakes, steamed dishes, fried dishes, pasta, and soybean paste stew, it is widely known for its excellent effects in preventing adult diseases such as arteriosclerosis and hypertension, as well as anti-aging.

The Changwon Jindong Mideodeok Festival will be held for the first time in four years.

Fireworks have been promoted in the Jindong area on festive or celebratory days for over 1,800 years, but the tradition was interrupted during the Japanese colonial period. Since 1995, the Jindong-myeon Youth Association has been recreating and permanently preserving this local folk culture, continuing the tradition to this day.

At this festival, a spectacular scene will be created by sea fireworks that beautifully decorate the ocean view, captivating the audience.

Je Jong-nam, Director of the Marine Port and Fisheries Bureau, said, “As the Changwon Jindong Sea Squirt Festival, which could not be held due to COVID-19, is being held for the first time in four years in conjunction with the fireworks festival, we will do our best to make it a successful event.” He added, “We will also do our utmost to prevent safety accidents, which have been recently emphasized, to ensure the festival is free of even minor incidents.”

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