Gangbuk-gu Launches 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024 Committee

Launching Ceremony Held on the 15th, Preparations Begin for the 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) held the '4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024 Committee Launch Ceremony' on the 15th and began preparations for this year's '4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024.'

The '4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival' is one of the district's representative festivals that shares the significance of the April 19 Revolution, the cornerstone of democracy in the Republic of Korea, with the entire nation. This year, it will be held for eight days from April 12 to 19 at the National 4·19 Democratic Cemetery and throughout Gangbuk-gu.

The launch ceremony held on the 15th was organized to thoroughly prepare for the 12th 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival. Sixteen committee members attended, including Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, Choi Chi-hyo, Chairman of the Gangbuk-gu Council, and Park Hoon, Chairman of the 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival Committee.

The ceremony proceeded in the following order: ▲Opening and national anthem ▲Report on the progress of the 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024 ▲Declaration of launch ▲Guest congratulatory speeches ▲Program (draft) report ▲Collection of opinions. Afterwards, attendees visited the Memorial Tower at the National 4·19 Democratic Cemetery to pay tribute to the noble spirit of the 4·19 Revolution democratic martyrs who sacrificed for the defense of democracy.

Starting with the launch ceremony, the district will begin full-scale preparations for the 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival 2024. This year, diverse programs in four areas?culture, contests, participation, and support?will be operated throughout the festival period. In particular, new programs such as the National 4·19 Choir Competition and 4·19 Revolution street skits will be introduced to enrich the festival.

Additionally, the district will recruit citizens to participate in contest programs such as the choir competition, student drawing and writing contests, cartoon contests, and university student debate competitions starting from March. Detailed information about the programs and application methods can be found on the 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival website.

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “The 12th 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival has established itself as a representative event of the district, with many citizens participating. We will prepare meaningful programs to widely promote the significance of the April 19 Revolution,” and added, “We hope many citizens will participate in this year’s even more abundant 4·19 Revolution National Cultural Festival.”

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