Seongnam 'Haneulnuri Memorial Park' Open During Chuseok Holiday

Chumo House (1st Memorial Hall), a memorial facility in Seongnam City

'Haneulnuri 1st and 2nd Memorial Parks' located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, will remain open during the Chuseok holiday.

Seongnam City announced on the 19th that from September 28 to October 3, the two Haneulnuri Memorial Parks will be open as usual from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for six days.

However, anticipating a high volume of visitors (an average of 5,500 people per day), the city will prohibit the use of 11 ritual rooms (7 in the 1st Memorial Park and 4 in the 2nd Memorial Park) to prevent safety accidents.

Additionally, the crematorium located right next to the memorial parks will reduce its operating frequency on Chuseok day, September 29, from the usual 8 times to just once (from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.), cremating only 13 bodies.

Seongnam City expects about 1,000 vehicles per day to visit and will deploy 16 safety personnel throughout the parking lots of Haneulnuri 1st and 2nd Memorial Parks, which can accommodate a total of 180 vehicles.

Currently, the Haneulnuri 1st Memorial Park (with 16,900 niches) is fully occupied, and the 2nd Memorial Park, which has 25,921 niches, holds 23,984 deceased (92%) enshrined.

Using the online ‘e-Haneul Funeral Information System (sky.15774129.go.kr)’ operated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, visitors can pay respects to the deceased without visiting the memorial parks.

By accessing the system and clicking the ‘Go to Online Memorial Service’ button, users can register photos of the deceased, set up a virtual ancestral table, and offer flowers.

A representative from Seongnam City Funeral Culture Office urged, "Traffic congestion near the memorial parks is expected during the holiday period, so please use public transportation whenever possible."

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