The Year of the Blue Dragon Yangcheon Residents' Top New Year's Wish?... 'Family Health'

Yongwangsan Sunrise Event: Among 2,000 Participants Writing Wish Tags, 1st Place 'Family Health'
2nd Place College Entrance Success, 3rd Employment, 4th Financial Stability, Followed by Diet, Quitting Smoking/Drinking, Marriage
Wishes for Meeting Favorite YouTubers, Same Class Assignment for New Semester, Overcoming Infertility, Allowance Increase Draw Attention

As the new year of Gapjin begins, the most wished-for hope among Yangcheon-gu residents was found to be "the health of their families."

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) operated a wish-writing booth for over 2,000 citizens at the Yongwangsan Sunrise Festival on January 1st. More than 95% of participants chose "the health of loved ones such as family" as their top wish.

Ranked second and third were "success in entrance exams" and "employment," respectively. Many citizens preparing for exams such as the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and civil service exams wished for "a perfect score on the CSAT," "acceptance to their desired university," and "obtaining professional certifications." Regarding employment, many job seekers in their 20s and 30s hoped for economic stability and independence, with wishes like "successful job transfer to the metropolitan area near home" and "joining public or large corporations."

Fourth place was "financial comfort." Wishes included "becoming wealthy," "paying off loans," "winning first prize in the lottery," "saving a fixed amount monthly," "economic stability," "salary increase," and "business success," reflecting a desire for a year free from financial worries.

Following these were wishes for "dieting," "quitting smoking and drinking," "children's marriage," and "romance."

In addition to the ranked wishes, there were many unique and eye-catching hopes. These included "meeting a favorite YouTuber," "being assigned to the same class as a close friend in the new semester," "increased allowance from parents," "world peace," and "traveling to the opposite side of the globe." Also heartfelt were wishes such as "overcoming infertility and definitely getting pregnant this new year," "healthy childbirth," and "owning a home."

The district plans to display the approximately 2,000 wish slips collected at the sunrise festival in the district office lobby for a week, then burn them along with a Daljip (moon house) during the Jeongwol Daeboreum event in February to ward off bad luck and pray for blessings.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "I hope that all the earnest wishes of our residents written on the wish slips come true this year. We will do our best to make Yangcheon-gu leap forward even more vigorously with the powerful spirit of the Blue Dragon."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.