629th Anniversary Sungmo Festival Commemorating the Birth of King Sejong the Great

May 15 at Yeongneung in Yeoju
Performances of "Yeominrak" and "Bongraeui"

The scene of the memorial ceremony last year.

The Sejong the Great Heritage Management Office will hold the "629th Anniversary Sungmo Festival Commemorating the Birth of King Sejong the Great" at 11:00 a.m. on May 15 at Yeongneung, the Royal Tomb of King Sejong the Great in Yeoju. The Sungmo Festival is an event held to honor the achievements and virtues of King Sejong the Great, who ushered in a golden age in Korean history.

The Sungmo ancestral rites will proceed in the following order: incense offering and ritual libation by the officiant, reading of the ritual proclamation, and commemorative speeches. There will also be a performance of "Yeominrak," a piece of court music composed by King Sejong the Great, as well as "Bongraeui," a traditional court dance. At noon on the same day, a performance of "Bukcheong Lion Dance," a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, will take place.

The special exhibition "Hunminjeongeum and Hunmaengjeongeum," commemorating the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of Hunmaengjeongeum (the Korean Braille system), will be held from May 15 to July 19 at the Sejong the Great History and Culture Center. On May 15, both Yeongneung, the Royal Tomb of King Sejong the Great, and Yeongneung, the Royal Tomb of King Hyojong, will be open to the public free of charge.

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