Busan Sunrise Festival Explained

The Busan Sunrise Festival is an annual event held in Busan, South Korea.

History

The Busan Sunrise Festival was conceived in 1999 to promote Busan as a "metropolis of cosmopolitan culture and tourism".[1] In order to spread awareness of the inaugural event, the Busan Metropolitan City Government and Busan Cultural Festival Promotion Association invited public participation throughout April to select an official promotional poster.[2]

A bell toll ritual occurs in Yongdusan Park on December 31 followed by the observance of the sunrise on Haeundae Beach on January 1.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shim. Su-hwa. ko:부산시, 새천년맞이 문화사업 계획 확정. https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0004525348. Yonhap. August 14, 2018. Korean. March 12, 1999.
  2. Web site: ko:<지방단신>새천년 해맞이 축제 포스터 공모. https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&amp;mid=sec&amp;sid1=102&amp;oid=001&amp;aid=0004528539. Yonhap News Agency. August 14, 2018. Korean. March 31, 1999.