The 7th Jeonju-si Sign Language Culture Festival Concludes Successfully: "Sign Language is Companionship"

Two Meritorious Persons Awarded Jeonju Mayor's Commendation

Theater and Mime Performances, Experience Booths Operated

A cultural festival where people with and without disabilities move forward together using sign language, the hand language of the deaf, was held.

Jeonju City, Jeonbuk Deaf Association Jeonju Branch, and Jeonju Sign Language Interpretation Center (Director Lee Hyun-seok) announced on the 20th that they successfully concluded the "7th Jeonju Sign Language Culture Festival" under the slogan "Sign Language is Together" at Nosong Square in front of Jeonju City Hall on the 18th.

On the 18th, the 7th Jeonju Sign Language Culture Festival.
[Photo provided by Jeonju City]

This year's festival, marking its 7th edition, is held annually to provide cultural enjoyment opportunities for the deaf, attract citizens' interest through sign language, and improve awareness of hearing and speech disabilities.

At the sign language culture festival ceremony, two individuals, including Lim Jeong-ok from the Jeonbuk Deaf Association Jeonju Branch, who have continuously volunteered and worked to advocate for the rights of the deaf, were awarded commendations for their meritorious service.

The event featured 10 various cultural and artistic experience booths where people without disabilities learned sign language together and experienced deaf culture.

Sign language performances, mime performances, and other activities created a time of empathy and communication connecting hearts through hand language shared by both hearing and deaf people, unfolding a festival where people with and without disabilities became one.

Previously, the city has consistently held the sign language culture festival to promote the spread of sign language and expand the base of sign language users, foster a correct understanding of deaf culture and improve social awareness of the deaf, and provide performance culture opportunities for hearing- and speech-disabled people as cultural minorities.

Jin Gyo-hoon, Director of the Disability Welfare Division, said, "As this is a precious opportunity to enjoy and communicate through deaf culture, I hope that the deaf participants and Jeonju citizens have a happy time at the festival," adding, "We will continue to strive to revitalize the performance culture of the deaf and improve awareness of disabilities through the sign language culture festival."

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