| Saebyeol Oreum | |
| Etymology: | Dawn star |
| Elevation M: | 519.3 |
| Area Km2: | 0.522 |
| Location: | Aewol, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea |
Saebyeol Oreum is an oreum (small extinct volcano) in Aewol, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea.[1] It has an area of 0.522km2, circumference of 2713m (8,901feet), and height of 519.3m (1,703.7feet).[2]
The oreum
The oreum is reportedly one of the most popular oreums to visit, and has views of the surrounding area.[4] Hiking up takes around 30 minutes.
Since 2000, the oreum has been the site of the annual Jeju Fire Festival.[5] [6] The festival was started in 1997. The festival is a reenactment of a traditional Jeju cultural event called, during which large fires are ceremonially lit in order to pray for good fortune, burn off old grass, and kill vermin in the fields.[7] Such burnings were held at various oreums and fields in Jeju until the 1970s, when it was banned. The festival was started as a limited cultural practice for tourism in 1997.
The festival was held virtually in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Beginning in 2025, the festival was planned to be reorganized in order to deemphasize the use of fire over environmental concerns.