Nowon District Mayor Oh Seung-rok Attends Rice Harvesting Experience Event with Madeul Nongyo

On the 5th at 11 a.m., Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, attended the "Rice Harvesting Experience Event with Madeul Nongyo" at the Madeul Neighborhood Park Rice Farming Experience Site in Nowon-gu, Seoul.

"Madeul Nongyo" is a traditional farming song sung by farmers to boost their spirits while farming in the Madeul Plain area, which was the old landscape before Nowon-gu transformed into an apartment complex area. It is the only remaining Nongyo in Seoul. The tradition is maintained through the Madeul Nongyo Preservation Society (President Kim Wan-su, with about 50 members).

The event was held with the participation of Mayor Oh Seung-rok, city and district council members, about 60 sixth-grade students from Sangcheon Elementary School, and local residents. The program included Madeul Nongyo, Chungnam Intangible Cultural Property No. 20 "Hongseong Gyeolseong Nongyo," a congratulatory speech, learning Madeul Nongyo, and experiences of rice harvesting and threshing. Sixth-grade students from Sangcheon Elementary School in the area also directly participated in the "Rice Harvesting Experience Event."

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, "I am grateful to President Kim Wan-su of Madeul Nongyo for making efforts so that the youth, who are growing up, can experience the traditional culture and agricultural life that are fading away through the only surviving Nongyo in Seoul." He added, "I am pleased that this is an opportunity to understand traditional culture and share the joy of harvest."

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