Yeongyang-gun Holds Jeongwol Daeboreum Moon Viewing Event

Wishing for Peace and a Bountiful Harvest

On the 12th at 6:30 PM, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk, held a moon-viewing event in celebration of Jeongwol Daeboreum, a traditional Korean lunar festival. The event was hosted by the Yeongyang Cultural Center (Director Kim Gyeongjong) and sponsored by Yeongyang-gun, taking place in front of the Yeongyang County Hall.

Yeongyang-gun Jeongwol Daeboreum Moon Viewing Event. Provided by Yeongyang-gun

At this Jeongwol Daeboreum event, many residents participated in various programs such as writing wishes on paper, sharing gwibalgisul (ear-clearing liquor) and bureom nuts, a pungmul (traditional Korean percussion music) parade to appease the earth god, and making spinning tops and glow-in-the-dark bracelets.

In particular, the 8-meter-high daljip (moon house) burning ceremony involved attaching papers with residents’ wishes to the daljip, praying for their desires to come true, and hoping that misfortunes of the year would be extinguished in the blazing flames.

County Governor O Do-chang said in his congratulatory speech, “On this Jeongwol Daeboreum of the Eulsa year, I wish for the safety and well-being of Yeongyang residents and a bountiful harvest for the year. Through the daljip burning event, I hope every household’s wishes will be smoothly fulfilled and that it will be a happy year.”

O Do-chang, the governor of Yeongyang County, is giving a congratulatory speech at the Jeongwol Daeboreum moon viewing event. Photo by Yeongyang County

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