2008년 12월 29일 월요일

2009 Ulsan Ganjeolgot Haemaji (Sun Salutation) Festival


2009 Ulsan Ganjeolgot Haemaji (Sun Salutation) Festival
Dawn breaks in the Korean peninsular only when the sun rises in Ganjeolgot in Ulsan2009 Ulsan Ganjeolgot Haemaji (Sun Salutation) Festival is held featuring many diverse events. Ulsan City announced that it would hold the 2009 Ulsan Ganjeolgot Haemaji Festival in an effort to promote Ganjeolgot, the first place to see the sun in the Korean peninsular as Korea’s best sun salutation site and raise public awareness about this culture and tourism city. According to plan, the Ganjeolgot Haemaji Festival will have the theme, “Dawn breaks in the Korean peninsular only when the sun rises in Ganjeolgot in Ulsan.” The festival will take place from 7 p.m. on December 31st to 10 a.m. on January 1st, 2009. The festival includes a pre-event, a sun-salutation event, permanent and auxiliary events and a special event. The pre-event is divided into Fantastic Festival Parts 1 and 2 and will be held on December 31st from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. It will feature orchestral and Gayageum performances and a concert that will include popular singers. New Year’s Event will include the New Year’s Countdown, a Razor Show and a Thematic Fireworks Show to conclude the ‘Year of the Mouse’. The sun-salutation event is divided into Festival of Hope Parts 1 and 2 held from 6:30 a.m. to 9a.m. on January 1st, 2009 featuring various drums performances, a wishing dance, recitation of poems, Hit the Jackpot Game, sun-salutation (7:31:30), folk songs and a prize draw. The permanent and auxiliary events include a bull statue signifying the Year of Bull in 2009 in addition to Tower of Hope, Luminarie Tunnel, Haemaji Theater and a Cultural Exhibit. The special event will feature a boat parade and kite flying experience. In the meantime, Ulsan City will hold ‘2009 Haemaji Festival Organizing Committee Meeting’ (Chair Administrative Deputy Mayor Pil-eon Seo) on the 3rd floor in the situation room at 3 p.m. on December 15th to discuss a detailed plan by sector.

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