My Impression of Korea - Korea.net
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COVER<br />
Information on Autumn<br />
Festivals<br />
Gochang Moyangseongje<br />
http://gochang.go.kr/festival<br />
Prehistoric Culture Festival<br />
http://sunsa.ro.to<br />
Acha Mountain Goguryeo Festival<br />
http://www.gwangjin.go.kr/english<br />
Andong Mask Dance Festival<br />
http://www.maskdance.com<br />
Pampas Grass Festival<br />
http://worldcuppark.seoul.go.kr/eng<br />
http://www.jangheung.go.kr/english<br />
Prehistoric Culture and<br />
Goguryeo Festivals in Seoul<br />
Seoul <strong>of</strong>fers tourists valuable information<br />
on ancient life in <strong>Korea</strong> through<br />
two folk festivals.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the two festivals is the<br />
Prehistoric Culture Festival, organized<br />
by Gangdong-gu Office in eastern<br />
Seoul, which is annually held around<br />
Oct. 10. The festival is performed in<br />
and around the Amsa-dong<br />
Prehistoric Housing Site.<br />
During the event, participants can<br />
experience the life <strong>of</strong> old. Other activities<br />
include learning old dances and<br />
musical instruments and making<br />
earthenware.<br />
Around the same time, another<br />
event called the Acha Mountain<br />
Goguryeo Festival is held on the<br />
mountain’s historic site. Along with<br />
Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo (37 B.C.-<br />
A.D. 668) was one <strong>of</strong> the Three<br />
Kingdoms <strong>of</strong> <strong>Korea</strong>.<br />
Ahead <strong>of</strong> the festival, major streets<br />
in Neung-dong area <strong>of</strong> Gwangjin-gu,<br />
Rendezvous Square <strong>of</strong> Acha Mountain<br />
Park and Gwangjin Square are decorated<br />
with banner flags to create the<br />
atmosphere for the festival. The festival<br />
begins with a street parade <strong>of</strong> about<br />
500 people, who wear Goguryeo clothing<br />
and ornaments. Modern-day<br />
Goguryeo horsemen will also take part.<br />
Various cultural events are <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
during the three-day festival, such as<br />
the Goguryeo Martial Arts Performance,<br />
which shows the dynamic skills <strong>of</strong><br />
Goguryeo horsemen.<br />
Acha Mountain<br />
Goguryeo Festival<br />
1 A festival organizer holds<br />
a ritual to open the Acha<br />
Mountain Goguryeo<br />
Festival in eastern Seoul<br />
2 “Gyeongseodo Sorigeuk,”<br />
a traditional musical,<br />
being performed as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> a cultural event for the<br />
Goguryeo Festival in<br />
Seoul<br />
3 Actors in Goguryeo<br />
Martial Arts Performance<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Prehistoric Culture Festival<br />
Children experience <strong>Korea</strong>’s primitive life at the Prehistoric Culture Festival in Seoul<br />
3<br />
8 KOREA NOVEMBER 2008<br />
NOVEMBER 2008 KOREA 9
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