Gyeonggi-do to Hold First 2025 New Year's Sunrise Event at Suwon's Seojangdae... Annual Rotation Among Cities and Counties

Gyeonggi Province is transforming its sunrise event into a collaborative event with 31 cities and counties within the province and will hold the first event of next year in Suwon City.

On the 29th, Gyeonggi Province announced that to mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day in 2025, the Year of the Blue Snake (Eulsa Year, 乙巳年), and to signify moving forward toward peace and prosperity, it will hold a sunrise event from 6:30 a.m. on January 1st next year around Seojangdae in Suwon City.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Until now, Gyeonggi Province’s year-end events focused on New Year's Eve and sunset ceremonies, but starting this year, it has shifted to a rotating sunrise event with cities and counties to emphasize integration and communication. In 2025, the first year of this change, the event will be held in collaboration with Suwon City.

The main events of the day include ▲traditional sunrise rituals such as the procession and Binari (a traditional Korean chant) ▲a ritual praying for life and peace ▲a dynamic Buk drum performance by the group ‘Cheongmyeong’ ▲and the first sunrise of 2025. Additionally, various programs such as writing down New Year wishes, shouting sunrise cheers, and exchanging New Year greetings will be prepared.

Kim Sang-su, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said, "As we welcome the Eulsa Year, the Year of the Blue Snake symbolizing growth, wisdom, and change, I hope this will be an opportunity to look toward the first sunrise of the new year in ‘Opportunity Capital Gyeonggi Province,’ a place full of more, fairer, and better opportunities, and to pledge a hopeful start and leap forward."

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