Osan City Cancels Memorial Day Ceremony, Operates Autonomous Incense Burning Area

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City has decided to cancel the "65th Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony" scheduled for the 6th to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and will instead operate an "Autonomous Incense Burning Area" where citizens can freely pay tribute.

The Autonomous Incense Burning Area is being established as a reinforced quarantine measure following the resurgence of COVID-19 in the Seoul metropolitan area. It will be set up at the Memorial Tower (located in Sucheong-dong) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Memorial Day.

For COVID-19 quarantine purposes, all visitors must wear masks. At the entrance of the Memorial Tower, visitors can offer flowers and burn incense while adhering to quarantine rules including temperature checks, hand disinfection, and maintaining a 2-meter distance.

Mayor Gwak Sang-wook of Osan City said, "To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have inevitably canceled the 65th Memorial Day commemoration event, but we will forever enshrine in our hearts and honor the noble spirit of sacrifice of fallen patriots and national heroes," adding "We will do our best to operate the Autonomous Incense Burning Area and enforce COVID-19 quarantine measures to maintain a solemn atmosphere for remembrance."