Jongmyo Daeje Ceremony to Be Held on May 3... Live Broadcast at Heungnyemun Square, Gyeongbokgung Palace

Morning Ancestral Rite at Yeongnyeongjeon Hall and Royal Procession
Main Ceremony at the Main Hall in the Afternoon

Jongmyo Daeje Ceremony Held

The Cultural Heritage Administration and the National Heritage Center will conduct the Jongmyo Daeje Ceremony at the Main Hall of Jongmyo Shrine at 2 p.m. on May 3.

This is the nation's highest state ritual, honoring the spirit tablets of the past kings, queens, emperors, and empresses of the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire. The ceremony consists of royal ancestral rites, Jongmyo Jeryeak (royal ancestral ritual music), and Ilmu (ritual dance). It was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2001.

This year, the event will begin at 10 a.m. with an ancestral rite at Yeongnyeongjeon Hall, followed by a royal procession from Gwanghwamun Gate at Gyeongbokgung Palace to Jongmyo Shrine, and then the main ritual at the Main Hall at 2 p.m. After the ceremony, visitors will be able to view the spirit chambers in the Main Hall.

Jongmyo Daeje Ceremony Held

For those unable to attend in person, the Cultural Heritage Administration will broadcast the event live on large screens installed within the grounds of Jongmyo Shrine and at Heungnyemun Square in Gyeongbokgung Palace.

During Jongmyo Week (April 25 to May 3), a series of preliminary events will be held. The musical "Jongmyo Myohyeonlye" (April 25-27), which is based on the Myohyeonlye ritual, and nighttime performances of Jongmyo Jeryeak (April 28-30) will be presented at 8 p.m.

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