The 3rd Yeonghonam Win-Win Cooperation and Harmony Festival to Be Held in Seoul

From the 24th, for 3 days around Gwanghwamun Square

The 3rd Yeongho-nam Win-Win Cooperation and Harmony Festival will be held in Seoul.

Jeonnam Province announced on the 20th that, together with Gyeongbuk Province, it will hold the 3rd Yeongho-nam Win-Win Cooperation and Harmony Festival under the slogan "With the Power of Yeongho-nam, Together for Korea" for three days starting from the 24th at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.

The Yeongho-nam Win-Win Cooperation and Harmony Festival has been held annually in rotation since 2022 by Jeonnam and Gyeongbuk Provinces to communicate and harmonize through culture and arts, gather the energy of mutual growth and cooperation, achieve great national unity, and lead a new era of local governance.

This event, which symbolizes the declaration of the two provinces' will for mutual growth and harmony nationwide, will be filled with various programs including ▲Opening Ceremony ▲Yeongho-nam Young Artists Art Exhibition ▲New Hwage Market (Agricultural and Marine Specialty Products Sales) ▲Youth Dance Festival ▲Short-form Contest for the Entire Nation ▲Yeongho-nam Tourism Promotion Lounge and Media Cube Operation.

The opening ceremony on the first day will begin with a mutual donation ceremony of hometown love funds among the two provinces’ agricultural cooperatives, artists’ federations, cultural centers’ federations, and Hanggyo Foundation, followed by a collaborative dance performance by Yeongho-nam youth dance teams.

Next, a thematic performance conveying a message of hope and happiness to overcome the crisis of local extinction with the power of local regions and to open a true era of local governance will be presented.

The thematic performance, featuring a special appearance by actor Hong Ji-min, consists of four acts. Each act is a musical-style performance that addresses the crisis of local extinction, the necessity of realizing a local era, and the meaning of Yeongho-nam uniting as one force to open a new future for Korea.

In particular, the opening ceremony finale will be marked by a harmonious choir performance titled "Happily Together," performed by the Yeongho-nam 100-People Hope Choir composed of about 100 residents including Yeongho-nam children and guests, reflecting on the significance of the Harmony Festival.

The event will also feature the Yeongho-nam Young Artists Art Exhibition and the Yeongho-nam Hometown Lounge.

Sixty-four works by 64 talented young artists from Yeongho-nam will be exhibited, and those interested may purchase the artworks. To express gratitude to hometown supporters who have been reliable patrons whenever local issues arise, a Yeongho-nam Hometown Lounge space will be created, offering simple beverages and more.

Various cultural and artistic performances in diverse genres will be held over three days, including a Win-Win Concert featuring artists from Jeonnam and Gyeongbuk, Yeongho-nam Healing Mini Concerts, and busking performances at the event venue.

Additionally, at the New Hwage Market, Yeongho-nam agricultural and marine specialty products such as abalone, pears, jocheong (traditional syrup), shiitake mushrooms, fish, and flower tea will be sold. Reflecting the unique characteristics of the two provinces, which account for 43% of the nation’s ancestral homes (Jeonnam 13% (130 homes) and Gyeongbuk 30% (289 homes)), a traditional family liquor promotion booth will also be operated.

The short-form contest for the entire nation will select winning works through an online popularity vote, and the selected works will be broadcast on the Media Cube, the landmark of the event venue, during the festival period.

Park Woo-yuk, Director of the Cultural Prosperity Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, "Holding the 2024 Yeongho-nam Win-Win Cooperation and Harmony Festival at Gwanghwamun Square is expected to be a great opportunity to showcase the beautiful partnership between Jeonnam and Gyeongbuk to Korea," adding, "We will continue to build the foundation for the local era by cooperating in more diverse fields."

Meanwhile, on the 24th, the Jeonnam Ancestral Home Academic Symposium titled "Excellence of Namdo Ancestral Home Food Culture Seen Through Records" will be held at the Sejong Center Square Hall with experts including Baek Doo-hyun, Honorary Professor at Kyungpook National University.

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