Hwaseong Special City Hosts '2025 Lunar New Year's Day Festival'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 5th that it will hold the '2025 Lunar New Year's Day Festival' from 4 PM to 8 PM on the 8th at the plaza in front of Dongtan Station Exit 4.

This Lunar New Year's Day event is being held for the first time by Hwaseong Special City as an occasion to pray for abundance and peace in the coming year, reflect on the spirit of harmony of Lunar New Year's Day, and celebrate the opening of a new chapter as a special city.

As this is the first time such an event is being held, the city will showcase a variety of traditional performances including △street parades △divine step-treading △tightrope performances, and will also prepare various folk game experiences such as △large-scale yutnori games △jegichagi (footbag) △tuho (arrow toss game) that all ages can enjoy.

In particular, the event will feature a moon house burning ceremony starting at 7 PM, offering citizens a rare experience that is not easily found in urban areas.

Additionally, at a booth where citizens can write down wishes together, the wishes written by citizens will be tied to the moon house and burned together in a program where citizens pray for their wishes. Citizens will also participate in ganggangsullae (a traditional circle dance) led by the Wangjaedu Nongak Preservation Society to make this a harmonious event for all regions.

Furthermore, the event venue will be equipped with various auxiliary facilities including a cold wave shelter to escape the cold, food trucks providing various food items, and portable restrooms to ensure that citizens participating in the event do not experience inconvenience.

Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun said, "We are holding the Lunar New Year's Day festival for the first time in Hwaseong Special City to provide special experiences to our special citizens," and added, "I will work with our citizens to create a Hwaseong Special City that is larger and more radiant, like the full moon of Lunar New Year's Day."