Dangjin City Appoints Cho Hyeongje as General Director of Gijisi Juldarigi Festival

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The Gijisi Juldarigi Festival Committee in Dangjin City, Chungnam, appointed Mr. Cho Hyungje as the general director of the "2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival," marking the 10th anniversary of the Juldarigi's inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, on the 8th. The photo shows Chairman Choi Hongseop and Director Cho Hyungje posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by Dangjin City

The Gijisi Juldarigi Festival Committee of Dangjin City, Chungnam has appointed Cho Hyeongje as the executive director for the "2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival," marking the 10th anniversary of the inclusion of Juldarigi in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Executive Director Cho Hyeongje is an expert who has served as the executive director for festivals based on Korea's traditional cultural heritage, including the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Festival (2022-2024), the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (2023-2024), and the Ulsan Onggi Festival (2022-2024).

On the 8th, Choi Hongseop, Chairperson of the Gijisi Juldarigi Festival Committee, appointed Director Cho Hyeongje as the executive director of the Gijisi Juldarigi Festival at the Gijisi Juldarigi Museum conference room and listened to his plans for the 2025 festival.

The scene from the Dangjin Gijisi Rope Tugging Festival held last year. /Dangjin City

Choi Hongseop, Chairperson of the Gijisi Juldarigi Festival Committee, said, "We are pleased to appoint an expert with a deep understanding of cultural heritage as the executive director of the festival," and added, "We hope that, based on his experience, he will help the Gijisi Juldarigi Festival take another leap forward."

Meanwhile, the Dangjin Gijisi Juldarigi Festival is listed as a National Intangible Heritage and is also included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

In particular, 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the inclusion of Juldarigi from four countries?Korea, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Vietnam?on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The city and the festival committee are preparing to hold a more grand and international festival to commemorate the 10th anniversary from April 10 to 14 next year at the Gijisi Juldarigi Museum and its surrounding area.

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