Jangan-gu Yeonmu-dong Holds Third Tungso Bawi Festival

The Welfare Village Building Committee of Yeonmu-dong, Jangan-gu (Chairman Kim Chang-ho) held the "Third Yeonmu-dong Tungso Bawi Festival" on the 26th as an event to create a livable community in Yeonmu-dong marked by communication and sharing.

The Tungso Bawi Festival, now in its third year, is a village festival honoring the legend of an elderly couple connected to the Tungso Bawi rock formation. To carry on the cherished tradition of marital devotion, a ceremony was held for an elderly couple, aged 65 or older from the district who had not yet held a traditional wedding, to perform a traditional marriage ceremony and become the third couple associated with Tungso Bawi.

The festival, held at the summit of the newly renovated Yeonmu-dong Community Park, proceeded successfully with approximately 500 participants including major guests and residents. Various events were featured including a sacrificial ritual ceremony, a residents' singing competition, celebration performances, and Sotdae (spirit pole) craft-making experiences.

Hong Seong-gwan, the head of Jangan-gu Office, said in his congratulatory remarks, "I am delighted that the Tungso Bawi Festival has become a venue where residents can rediscover the forgotten traditions of our hometown and together enjoy and inherit them."

Meanwhile, with each passing year, the Tungso Bawi Festival attracts growing participation from residents and is becoming an established traditional event representing Yeonmu-dong.