Suwon City Hosts Year-End and New Year Events at Hwaseong Haengung Plaza

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City will hold year-end and New Year events around Hwaseong Haengung Plaza from the evening of the 31st through the morning of January 1st.

A 'New Year's Eve concert' will be held on the Haengung Plaza special stage from 10:30 p.m. on the 31st through 1 a.m. the next day. Fusion traditional music, classical Korean music, and samulnori (Korean percussion performance) shows will be available. Following the opening performance, Suwon Special City Mayor Lee Jae-jun will greet citizens for the New Year.

The New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony will begin at 11:45 p.m. at Yeomingak. After celebratory performances by the brass band, Mayor Lee Jae-jun, Suwon City Council Chairman Kim Ki-jung, and citizens will ring the celebration bells at midnight. Following the New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony, a tteokguk sharing event will be held at event booths in Haengung Plaza.

A sunrise viewing event will be held at Seojangdae at 7 a.m. on January 1st. After a street parade and blessings, Mayor Lee Jae-jun will watch the sunrise with citizens. Mayor Lee will pay respects at the Memorial Tower at 9 a.m.