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Korean Ginseng Festival
Seoul(Jongno-gu)

The Korean Ginseng Festival is held every year to promote value of Korean ginseng, at the open square near Cheonggyecheon stream. Visitors can purchase ginseng products at a discounted price and enjoy the exhibits, ginseng market, performances, singing contests, and many more.

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Yeongsanpo Skate Festival
Jeollanam-do(Naju-si)

Yeongsanpo has 600-year history of hongeo (skate fish) fishing. At Yeongsanpo Skate Festival, sample Yeongsanpo’s unique delicacy, and walk along fields of canola flowers.

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Regular Performance Pyeongtaek Turtle Play
Gyeonggi-do(Pyeongtaek-si)

"Pyeongtaek Turtle Play" is a folk game handed down through generations in about 20 villages in Pyeongtaek. Having visited their ancestor’s grave, young men disguised as a turtle with sorghum leaves call from door to door to cast away demons and pray for good health, long life and fruitful harvest. This play embodies the culture of fun-loving Koreans who like sharing foods with their neighbors and cooperate with each other in promoting the unity of their village. In particular, the play has become Pyeongtaek’s representative folk game by receiving grand prize at the Gyeonggi-do National Art Festival in 2013 and silver prize at the Korean Folk Art Festival in 2014. "Pyeongtaek Turtle Play" is significant in that it contributes to the inheritance of Korean traditional heritage and gives people the opportunity to have fun together regardless of their gender and age.

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Toji Literature Festival
Gyeongsangnam-do(Hadong-gun)

At Pyeongsa-ri, Akyang-myeon, Hadong-gun, which is the filming location of the great historical novel, Toji, written by Park, Gyeong Ri, the Toji Literature Festival has been held every October since 2001, gathering nation wide writers and literature enthusiasts. The Toji Literature Festival that pays tribute to the novel Toji, restored the background of the novel depicting the modern history of Korea between the years of the Donghak Revolution in 1897 and the Liberation of Korea in 1945. It has become one of the nation’s major literature festivals, with diverse facilities such as Choichampandaek, the Toji Film Setting, and the Pyeongsa-ri Literature Museum.

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Jangseong Honggildong Festival
Jeollanam-do(Jangseong-gun)

The Changsung Honggildong Festival will take place in the area around Honggildong Theme Park in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do. The festival is organized by the county of Jangseong-gun and managed by the Jangseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee. Events during the festival include a wild flower exhibition at Gildong Village, an insect exhibition hall, photo exhibitions, illustrated poetry exhibitions and other hands-on programs.

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Korean Traditional Medicine
Daegu(Buk-gu)

The Korean Traditional Medicine (Hanbang) Industry Expo is held at EXCO in Daegu. The event is co-hosted by the city of Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and co-organized by the Institute for Korea Traditional Medical Industry and Korean Traditional Medicine (Hanbang) Industry Expo Organizing Committee. Under the theme of “Globalization and Futurization of Hanbang (Oriental medicine)," this year’s exposition will feature about 130 booths through the participation of over 80 companies and organizations from home and abroad.

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Ttangkkeut Maehwa Festival
Jeollanam-do(Haenam-gun)

The Ttangkkeut Maehwa Festival is an annual celebration of maehwa (plum blossom) in the ttangkkeut (edge/end of the land) village of Haenam, Joellanam-do. Held under the theme of "Spring in the Ttangkkeut Maehwa Fields," this year's festival will present a wide variety of exciting programs including performances, exhibitions, singing contests, and many more over the period of two days.

0 1865 0
Yeongyang Wild Greens Festival
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Yeongyang-gun)

Yeongyang-gun is where Ilwolsan Montain and the Nakdonggang River meet. The town also takes pride in being home to several writers and martyred patriots. With its clean natural environment, Yeongyang-gun produces a large amount of wild greens that can grow only in uncontaminated areas. Yeongyang Wild Greens Festival celebrates sannamul (wild greens), a gift of nature. Sannamul are high in vitamins, minerals and fiber, and used in a various Korean dishes. They also used to be presented to kings in ancient days. At the festival, various events will be held such as foraging for and gathering wild greens.

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Uljin Snow Crab Festival
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Uljin-gun)

This festival celebrates Uljin's famous local specialty, snow crabs. Visitors can taste fresh seafood caught from Uljin's Hupo Port and participate in a variety of crab-related events, including a snow crab eating competition or fishing for snow crabs.

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Seoul Salon Du Chocolat
Seoul(Gangnam-gu)

Since it started in France 20 years ago, Salon du Chocolat has taken place in 20 cities in 11 countries. Taking place at COEX, this chocolate is a must-attend event for chocolatiers, patissiers, ice cream makers, growers, chocolate-producing countries, manufacturers of raw cocoa, and producers of other chocolate-related products.

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