The fifth day of the fifth lunar month has traditionally been called "Dano," "Suri," or "Cheonjungjeol," the day when Koreans prayed for a good harvest. In the past, women washed their hair in iris water and went out to swing while men enjoyed ssireum (traditional Korean wrestling).
To preserve this tradition, the city of Seoul is holding "Seoul Dano Folk Festival" every year. Visitors can enjoy traditional performances and traditional dishes of Dano.
- Date : June 19, 2004 - June 20, 2004
- Venue : Namsangol Hanok (Korean Traditional Houses) Village at Mt. Namsan
- Time : 9:00 ~ 20:00
- Details :
• Exhibition
Korean Fan Exhibition at Gongdong Madang in the village
Table Setting for Dano Day Exhibition : Park Yeong-hyo Mansiona in the village
Traditional Korean Flower Arrangement Exhibition : Residence of Queen Sunjeonghyo in the village
• Contests
Ssireum Match, Swinging Contest
• Folk Games
Washing Hair and Face in Iris water (12:00- 18:00)
Dying Nails with Garden Balsams and Garden Balsams Exhibition. (10:30-18:00)
Folk Games : Korean Seesawing, Korean Dart Game, Rope Skipping etc.
Others : Face Painting etc.
• Performances
Namsadang (traditional Korean nomadic entertainers) performance
Performances : Korean Dance, Percussion, Bongsan Mask Dance, Korean Rope Dancing, Taegwondo ..Demonstration and Folk Songs etc.
Fashion Show, Traditional Korean Dress
• Experiencing Korean Folk Tradition
Washing Hair with Iris Water
Demonstration of Making Korean Fans
Making Surichwi Rice Cake and Jehotang and Sampling Party.
Riding a Flower Carriage and Cart, Dying Nails with Garden Balsams
Making Bongsan Mask, Paper Crafts, and Dolls, Picturing Korean Folk Paintings
Making Traditional Korean Liquor and Korean Taffy, trying on Traditional Clothing and so on.
- Tickets : Free
- Organizer : Cultural Assets Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government
- For more Info. : Cultural Assets Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government: Tel. 82-2-3707-9431~2
Namsangol Hanok Village: 82-2-2266-6937 |
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