Yangju-si to Host 'Cultural Autonomy Open Day × Christmas Festa' on the 21st

Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 16th that it will hold the cultural autonomy activation project performance sharing event, ‘Cultural Autonomy Open Day × Christmas Festa,’ on the 21st at the Yangju Life Culture Center’s small theater and first-floor lobby.

'Culture Autonomy Open Day × Christmas Festa' Event Poster. Provided by Yangju City

This event was organized as a festival-type event where citizens can directly communicate and enjoy sharing the achievements and values of citizen cultural activities as Yangju City has led cultural autonomy over the past three years, and how culture has transformed our region. The event is free for all citizens to participate.

The performance sharing meeting gained more significance as various entities such as organizations, cooperatives, and cultural activists discovered through the cultural autonomy activation project directly participated. They plan to deliver warm comfort and messages of hope to citizens through this event.

This performance sharing meeting consists of various programs such as exhibitions, performances, and experiences in which citizens can directly participate. In the first-floor lobby, from 12 PM to 5 PM, there will be experiences and exhibitions that anyone, regardless of age or gender, can enjoy, including ▲ Beonanori (a game where specific sticks or tools are spun on a wheel, basin, bowl, or plate in rhythm with Nongak music) ▲ mask making ▲ terrarium making ▲ moru doll making.

Additionally, citizen participation events such as calligraphy and face painting will be prepared to let participants feel the Christmas atmosphere.

The opening ceremony will be held in the small theater, featuring various stages such as congratulatory performances prepared by children, adolescents, cultural activists, and participating organizations, presentations of excellent cultural autonomy project cases, and a magic show that families can enjoy together.

A Yangju City official stated, “This performance sharing meeting was prepared as a place where local cultural personnel discovered through the cultural autonomy activation project and all citizens can enjoy together,” and added, “We will continue to strive so that culture can become the driving force that transforms our Yangju City.”