First Commemoration Ceremony of 'Gohyangsarangeui Nal' on the 4th of Next Month

2-4 Days Hometown Love Donation Festival Exhibition

Amid the accelerating crisis of regional extinction due to the concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area, a meaningful event that allows people to reflect on the importance of their hometown and the value of hometown love will be held for three days.

On the 31st, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that on the 4th, the '1st Hometown Love Day Commemoration Ceremony' will be held at KINTEX in Ilsan under the theme "Hometown Love Donation System, Connecting Hometowns and the People."

This first commemoration ceremony is organized to awaken the value and importance of hometowns on Hometown Love Day, to bring warm support to regions facing difficulties, and to ensure the successful establishment of the Hometown Love Donation System. The ceremony will feature various programs aligned with four sub-themes: ▲Rediscovering the value of community, ▲Awakening the meaning of hometown in the heart, ▲Sharing the love for hometown, and ▲Connecting the hearts of hometown and everyone.

About 1,500 participants, including local government heads, heads of related organizations, and residents, will attend the ceremony to celebrate the designation of ‘Hometown Love Day’ and to reflect on the value and importance of their hometowns.

Meanwhile, from the 2nd to the 4th of next month, the ‘Hometown Love Donation System Expo’ will be held at KINTEX in Ilsan. To commemorate Hometown Love Day, a walking festival titled ‘Walking with You, Hometown’ will be held on the 2nd. At 10:30 a.m. on the 4th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Institute of Local Administration will co-host the ‘1st Academic Conference on Community Innovation and Regional Economic Revitalization,’ and at 10 p.m., a special ‘Gayo Stage’ program for Hometown Love Day will be broadcast.

Minister of the Interior and Safety, Sang-min Lee, stated, “With the 1st Hometown Love Day as an opportunity, I hope the Hometown Love Donation System, which can convey warm feelings to hometowns, will become a new hope for regions and a stepping stone for balanced development in the Republic of Korea,” and added, “The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will strive to activate the Hometown Love Donation System through continuous communication and cooperation with local governments, institutional improvements, and promotion.”

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