Festival of Native Cultures

Month

Location

Description (year of origination, participants)

Management

Sun Ritual

Jan

 Wolseon-ri  Gitdaebong

A ritual performed at Gitdaebong of Mt. Seungdal with the sound of drums by the first sunrise of the year (99, 150)

Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Art School for Disabled Children and Their Parents

Jan 

 Wolseon-ri

 An art camp for disabled children and their parents (2004, 150)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village/ Mokpo Disabled People¡¯s Social Welfare Center

Moon House Burning and Fire Laying under the first full moon of the year

 Feb

 Wolseon-ri

 As a believer of moon, the village gather to make moon houses and to perform a ritual with folk music performances (99, 150)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Spring Greens (Fernbrake) Digging

 Mar

 Gongjeok  Nongwon

 Spring greens digging competition at Gongjeoknongwok, a fernbrake cultivator (2004, 120)

 Village Committee

Muan Grayish-Blue Powdered Celadon Festival

 Apr

 Wolseon-ri

 A festival of celadon artists who aim to introduce the origin of grayish-blue powdered celadon and to restore the spirits of Muan¡¯s celadon (2005)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village Grayish-blue Powdered Celdaon Festival Promotion Committee

Hometown Spring Festival

 Apr

 Wolseon-ri

 An event to celebrate the coming of spring at the Muan Peninsula that sees the first bloom of spring flowers (2004, 1,200)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village/ Village Committee

Traditional Initiation Rite

 May

 Wolseon-ri  Wolseon  Village School

 An initiation rite following the traditional wedding ceremony of Korea in the village school (1995, 30)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Hand Seeding

 May

 Geumdan  Nongwon

 To participate in the importance and practice of organic farming (2002, 50)

 Village Committee

Ritual for Cheo-Sa Shin

Jun

 Cheo-Sa  Shin's Stand

 To perform a ritual for Cheo-Sa Shin, the originator of the village (About 300 ago, 200)

 Village Committee

Yellow Earth Forest Mountain Bikes

 Jul

 Wolseon-ri Mt.  Seungdal

 To enjoy hiking in Mt. Seungdal¡¯s Yellow-earth Pine Forest and various leisure sports (2004, 50)

 Village Committee

Summer Art School

 Aug

 Wolseon-ri

 An art camp for the children during the summer vacation (2004, 300)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Woodpecker and Firefly Observation

 Sep

 Wolseon-ri

 Observation of various wild birds and fireflies inhabiting in Wolseon-ri (2002, 150)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Organic Farm Harvest

 Oct

 Wolseon-ri  Geumdan  Nongwon

 To harvest various organic plants that are cultivated through the summer (2002, 50)

 Village Committee

Kite Making Class

 Nov

 Wolseon-ri  Wolseon  Village School

 To make Korea¡¯s traditional kites at Wolseon Village School (2002, 50)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village

Winter Art School

 Dec

 Wolseon-ri

 An art camp for the children during the winter vacation (2004, 300)

 Wolseon-ri Artists¡¯ Village