Woongjin Freedelife Holds "K Funeral Culture Education" in Kyrgyzstan

About 300 Koreans and Koryoin Participate

Woongjin Freedelife announced on the 26th that it held a "K Funeral Culture Education" event for Korean expatriates at the Sofia Hotel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the 22nd.

This event, hosted by the Kyrgyzstan Korean Association, supported by the Overseas Koreans Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and co-organized by Sungkyunkwan, was designed to promote proper Korean funeral and memorial culture within overseas Korean communities and to share advanced funeral techniques. Approximately 300 local Koreans and Koryoin attended the event.

The scene of the 'K Funeral Culture Education' event held by Woongjin FreedLife on the 22nd. Woongjin FreedLife

Woongjin Freedelife dispatched professional funeral directors to directly provide education, aiming to enhance the cultural pride of the expatriate community and fulfill its corporate social responsibility (CSR). The training covered the entire spectrum of traditional Korean funerals, including encoffining procedures, dressing the deceased in burial garments, and memorial rites, through both theoretical and practical sessions. Funeral supplies and souvenirs were also provided for hands-on experiences. In particular, the program was tailored to meet the educational needs of the Koryoin community, where the transmission of traditional culture has been difficult due to generations of forced migration.

Woongjin Freedelife also demonstrated its patented design service, "Hanji Royal Daryeom." This ceremonial service modernizes the royal encoffining tradition by using hanji paper hats in colors representing different religions, symbolically honoring the deceased with the care and beauty of a flower.

A Woongjin Freedelife representative stated, "We will continue to strengthen our ties with overseas Korean communities and fulfill our social responsibility as a leading company in 'K Funeral Culture,' delivering the value of Korean funeral traditions to the world."