Changwon Special City Holds 'Couples Day Commemoration Ceremony and Symbolic Sculpture Completion Ceremony'

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 10th Couples' Day Origin Commemoration Ceremony and the completion ceremony of the symbolic sculpture at Dogye Couple Family Park.

The event held on the 21st was hosted by Changwon Special City and jointly organized by the Myeonggok-dong Residents' Autonomy Committee and the Dogye Couple Market Merchants' Association. About 500 people attended, including Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, and his wife, National Assembly member Kim Young-sun, Kim I-geun, Chairman of Changwon Special City Council, Park Hae-young, Chairman of the Construction and Firefighting Committee of the Gyeongsangnam-do Council, provincial and city council members, local organizations, and residents.

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 10th Couples' Day Origin Memorial Ceremony and the Completion Ceremony of the Symbolic Sculpture at Dogye Couple Family Park.

The commemoration ceremony began with an opening declaration by Shin Myung-jin, chairman of the Residents' Autonomy Committee, followed by an introduction to the origin of Couples' Day, awards for meritorious persons, and presentation of the Couple Award. Especially this year, the unveiling of the newly renovated Couples' Day symbolic sculpture and a congratulatory performance were held together, adding more significance to the event.

Dogye Couple Family Park is located near the origin of Couples' Day (within Dogye Market). From June last year to the end of April this year, the park underwent renovations including the reinstallation of children's playground facilities, maintenance of convenience facilities, and installation of the Couples' Day origin symbolic sculpture, completing its transformation into a couple park, with the completion ceremony held on this day.

The city, local residents, and merchants have named the traditional market "Bubudo-gye Market" to inherit and develop Couples' Day, which started in 1995, and to revitalize the traditional market. They also created symbolic objects to provide attractions for visitors who come to the origin site, aiming for a new transformation.

Mayor Hong said, "I hope that the newly renovated Dogye Couple Family Park will provide visitors to the origin of Couples' Day with the taste and attractions of the traditional market, as well as create tourism synergy effects through the permanent operation of photo zones using couple symbols," adding, "We will do our best to realize Changwon Special City where families can smile together."

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