Production of the Main Rope Begins Ahead of the Gijisi Juldarigi Festival in Dangjin

Preparations Underway for the 10th Anniversary Festival
Celebrating Gijisi Juldarigi’s UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Inscription

The Gijisi Juldarigi Preservation Society in Dangjin City, Chungnam, will officially begin making the large rope for the '2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival' over two days on the 12th and 13th. The photo shows the large rope being made last year. Photo by Dangjin City

The Gijisi Juldarigi Preservation Association in Dangjin, Chungnam, is officially starting the production of the main rope for the "2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival."

Dangjin City announced on the 12th that the Gijisi Juldarigi Preservation Association will be making the main rope over two days, from the 12th to the 13th.

The main rope produced on these days will be used by visitors to the 2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival, which will be held from April 10 to 13.

Since March 24, about 20 people have participated daily to make the rope using 6,000 bundles of straw.

During this period, preservation members and workers have been making smaller ropes, which will be braided into three medium ropes starting from the 12th. On the 13th, hundreds of local residents and volunteers will join to complete the production of two large ropes.

From the 14th to May 6, additional ropes such as head ropes, side ropes, and handles will be made and attached to the two 100-meter-long main ropes to complete the ropes for Gijisi Juldarigi.

The 2025 Gijisi Juldarigi Festival will take place from April 10 to 13 at the Gijisi Juldarigi Museum and the Teulmot Square area in Songak-eup, Dangjin City.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Juldarigi’s UNESCO inscription, a variety of events will be held, including a ritual ceremony, a 10th anniversary commemoration, a themed performance, demonstrations of other UNESCO-inscribed folk Juldarigi events in Korea, and the Gijisi Juldarigi itself.

Koo Eunmo, president of the Gijisi Juldarigi Preservation Association, said, "The rope production is proceeding as planned, and through the making of the main rope, we will be able to showcase the grandeur of Gijisi Juldarigi. I hope many visitors come to the festival this year to experience the charm of Gijisi Juldarigi, which marks the 10th anniversary of its inscription as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."

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