A Cultural Festival Blending Hands-On Activities, Traditional Games, and Performances
The First Large-Scale Festival of the Busan Private Museum Support Program
The Beomeosa Seongbo Museum will host the family cultural festival "Beomeosa Yadanbeopseok" on September 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the museum's outdoor garden. This event was organized as a public cultural festival in collaboration with the local community, having been selected for the Busan Metropolitan City Private Museum Support Program.
In advance of the main event, over 200 citizens participated in the "Yadanbeopseok Beginning" one-day class programs held in July and August, raising anticipation for the festival.
During the festival, participants can use the exclusive festival currency, "Beomeosa Coin," to join experience programs and exchange for food truck menu items. Coins can be earned by touring the museum, completing traditional game missions, and verifying participation on social media, providing a sense of achievement for children and the joy of play for adults.
The Experience Zone offers hands-on activities such as making mugs, creating eco-bags, crafting wooden bookstands, beaded bookmarks, and button press badges. The Traditional Games Zone features activities like jegichagi (Korean shuttlecock kicking), ttakjichigi (card flipping game), tuho (arrow-throwing game), and spinning tops, allowing people of all ages to enjoy traditional games together.
The Photo Zone is set against the backdrop of the Beomeosa Doksungjeon "Seonnam·Seonnyeo" and participants who upload their photos to social media will receive coins. The Food Truck Zone provides snacks and beverages, with Indian tents and parasols set up as rest areas. A large-scale community art project will also be held, inviting citizens to participate directly in creating the artwork.
The performance stage will present a blend of traditional and contemporary acts. Vocalist Na Haeun will deliver a performance that fuses pansori with modern sensibilities, while piri player Kim Jiyoon will present a lecture concert focused on traditional piri solo pieces. Performances such as "Sangnyeongsan Solo," "Bokchun," and "World Arirang" will combine Buddhist sentiment with world music, delivering both tranquility and vitality.
Venerable Sanhae Jeongo, chief monk and director of the Seongbo Museum, stated, "The Yadanbeopseok Festival is a new attempt to bring tradition and everyday life together," adding, "I hope citizens will experience cultural vitality as they learn about and enjoy traditional culture."
Through this festival, the Beomeosa Seongbo Museum aims to reinterpret Buddhist cultural heritage and local traditions in a modern way, establishing itself as a public cultural festival that engages with the community.
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