Eunpyeong World Culture Festival Held from 17th to 19th

Held from the 17th to the 19th... Offering experiences of foods, costumes, and traditional games from various countries

Korean Bukchum, Spanish Flamenco, Brazilian Samba, African traditional instrument performances prepared

Experience Indonesian Tumpeng rice, Spanish Pan con Tomate, Vietnamese Banh Mi, Filipino Lumpia foods

Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it will hold the ‘Eunpyeong World Culture Festival’ from the 17th to the 19th in celebration of World Multicultural Day.

‘World Multicultural Day’ on May 20th is a legal commemorative day established in 2007 with the purpose of creating a multicultural society where people of various ethnicities and cultures understand and coexist with each other.

To mark the 16th World Multicultural Day, the district prepared the ‘Eunpyeong World Culture Festival,’ where participants can experience foods, costumes, and traditional games from various countries. It is a festival open to all residents of the district, including both Korean and foreign residents and multicultural families.

The commemorative ceremony and world cultural performances will be held at 11 a.m. on the 17th at the Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center. The event will open with a representative Korean Bukchum performance, followed by the opening declaration and commendations for contributions to supporting multicultural families. Celebration performances will include traditional performances from various countries such as Spanish Flamenco, Brazilian Samba, and African instruments.

The exhibition event will be held from the 17th to the 19th in the basement exhibition hall of the Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center, operating from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can view and receive guided explanations of over 120 items including traditional costumes, instruments, dolls (masks), scripts, tea culture, and world cultural sculptures from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, and more.

The experience booths will operate from the 17th to the 19th at three locations: Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center, Nokbeonseo Neighborhood Park, and Nokbeonseo Park, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At Nokbeonseo Neighborhood Park in front of the Eunpyeong Culture & Arts Center, a world traditional food and dessert experience booth will be operated, offering explanations of food origins, making activities, and finger food tasting experiences. There will be making experiences such as Indonesian Tumpeng rice and Spanish Pan con Tomate, and tasting of Korean Sikhye, Vietnamese Banh Mi, Filipino Lumpia, Belgian waffles, and Chinese Tanghulu, bamboo rice, and yongtiaopang.

At Nokbeonseo Park, a world cultural games experience booth will be operated. Visitors can enjoy traditional games from around the world such as Korean Tuho throwing, Filipino Tinikling, and Japanese Kingyo Sukui.

Previously, the district appointed management supervisors for each event to ensure a safe festival, and plans to deploy parking and safety personnel to maintain order at the venues to support a safe event.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “I hope this festival will serve as an opportunity to create a social integration atmosphere where both Korean and foreign residents understand and respect each other,” and added, “We will take the lead in becoming a central city that unites the world’s people as one.”

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