Gwangju City Opens 'Kimjang Festival' at Gwangju Kimchi Town Until Next Month 10

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 21st that it will hold the '2023 Bitgoeul Love Sharing Kimchi-Making Festival' at Nam-gu Gwangju Kimchi Town from the 22nd until December 10th.

At the Kimchi-Making Festival, individuals can easily make kimchi using pre-ordered salted napa cabbage and kimchi seasoning on their reserved day. Companies and organizations can practice sharing kimchi with underprivileged groups during the year-end and New Year holidays.

The main ingredients used in the Kimchi-Making Festival, such as napa cabbage, salt, red pepper powder, and fish sauce, are purchased collectively from local agricultural products, and kimchi is made using a joint recipe developed together with the World Kimchi Research Institute and kimchi masters.

Especially this year, families with two or more generations participating will receive a family photo taken during the kimchi-making, and various events and prizes such as two kimchi refrigerators, promotional kimchi, and Gwangju new rice will be prepared through a raffle for on-site participants.

Applications can be made through the Bitgoeul Love Sharing Kimchi-Making Festival website or by calling the Kimchi-Making Festival office.

This year's opening ceremony of the Kimchi-Making Festival will be held on the 22nd at the 5·18 Democracy Square together with the '2023 Korea Kimchi Festival.' At the opening event, to mark the 10th anniversary of kimchi culture's inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and Kimchi Day (November 22), 1,122 people will challenge themselves to make '11,220 heads of kimchi.'

Joo Jae-hee, Director of the Economic Startup Bureau, said, "The Bitgoeul Love Sharing Kimchi-Making Festival is designed to allow individuals to easily make kimchi and for companies and organizations to donate kimchi to vulnerable groups during the year-end and New Year holidays. We ask for active participation from local businesses, organizations, and citizens."

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