Paldal-gu Ingye-dong Holds Completion Ceremony for Traditional Games Lecture

The Ingye-dong Community Service Center in Paldal-gu (Director Choi Gwang-gyun) held a completion ceremony for the "Traditional Games We Should Know" lecture series on the 30th of last month.

The lecture series, which began on April 16, was held every Tuesday evening without missing a single week, concluding on this day after 16 sessions.

The lecture series was conducted as part of Suwon Lifelong Learning Center's "2013 Visiting Lifelong Learning Customized Lecture" program and was organized by Sambeophoe Chasarang, with support from the Ingye-dong Community Service Center and the Community Autonomy Center.

Kim Jeong-in, chair of Sambeophoe Chasarang, said, "Initially, everyone was skeptical, questioning how one could study games like an academic subject. However, upon encountering unfamiliar traditional games such as seunggyeongdo, ssangyuk, jeopo, janggigi, and hwagatu, we came to realize how diverse our culture is and how much we were unaware of it. Through 16 weeks of instruction, we learned not only about games but also gained broad and in-depth knowledge about culture, which makes us feel proud and delighted."

The 20 residents who completed the course plan to take the traditional games instructor certification exam next month. Upon obtaining this certification, they will teach traditional games to elementary, middle, and high school students and promote traditional culture.