Hwaseong City Holds New Year's Blessing Ceremony and Sunrise Festival

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] On January 1st, Hwaseong City held a blessing ceremony and sunrise festival atop Mubongsan Mountain (elevation 360m) to welcome the hopeful new year of the Year of the Dragon and to pray for peace and happiness for local residents and families.

The blessing ceremony was attended by Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun, Hwaseong City Council Chair Kim Kyung-hee, National Assemblymember Song Ok-joo, provincial and city council members, and citizens, who together prayed for the well-being of Hwaseong residents.

Mayor Jung stated, "The remarkable development of Hwaseong City in 2024, the Year of the Dragon, is beginning in earnest," and expressed his New Year's aspirations, saying "I believe there is nothing we cannot achieve together with 1 million citizens."

Following this, participants watched the red sun rise, shouted enthusiastically, and exchanged New Year's greetings.

Mayor Jung visited the Memorial Tower (Songsan-dong) to honor the sacrificial spirit of fallen patriots and national heroes and to pray for the city's prosperity.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "I stand here to inherit the noble spirit of our fallen patriots and national heroes and to pledge a hopeful leap forward to becoming Hwaseong Special Metropolitan City," and said, "In 2024, the Year of the Blue Dragon, like the blue dragon soaring high, I will create a Hwaseong that rises beyond 1 million toward 2 million citizens."