Yeongyang-gun Holds Jeongwol Daeboreum Moon Viewing Event for the First Time in 5 Years

Prayers for the County's Well-being and a Bountiful Harvest

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk, held a moon-viewing event on February 5th at the front yard of Yeongyang-gun Community Center to celebrate Jeongwol Daeboreum, a traditional Korean lunar new year festival. The event was hosted by Yeongyang Cultural Center (Director Kim Gyeongjong) and sponsored by Yeongyang-gun.

The Jeongwol Daeboreum Moon Viewing Festival was held in Yeongyang-gun for the first time in five years.

The event, held for the first time in five years, featured various programs including the raising of wishes by the residents, a pungmul street parade to appease the earth deity, and performances by local singers, all of which are traditional practices passed down in the northern region of Gyeongbuk.

At 8 p.m., when the full moon shone brightly, a 10-meter-high daljip (moon house) burning ceremony was held to ward off misfortune for the year and pray for the peace and bountiful harvest of Yeongyang-gun.

Governor O Do-chang said in his congratulatory speech, “On Jeongwol Daeboreum, when the first full moon rises, I pray for the safety and abundant harvest of Yeongyang-gun.” He added, “I hope that the daljip burning ceremony will bring a happy year in the Year of the Rabbit, with all the wishes of the residents’ families coming true smoothly.”