Celebrating the last sunset of 2018 in Ttangkkeut Village, Haenam-gun
- 5 years ago
땅끝마을서 '해넘이•해맞이 축제'…달집태우기•강강술래
Now let's see how the southwesternmost part of Korea is doing at this hour.
Hong Yoo is at Ttangkkeut Village in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do Province.
How is the New Year's Eve going over there Yoo?
Hi Daniel,
Hundreds of people are here at Ttangkkeut Village to wrap up this year and start the new year as this is the perfect place to see the sunset and the sunrise.
And to entertain the visitors as they wait for the New Year to come, the village has a variety of events prepared such as the sheaf burning event.
Sheaf burning is an old tradition in Korea where people used to pile up stacks of pine leaves and branches and burn them at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Koreans do this to wish for a prosperous new year filled with joy and light.
According to local superstitions, if the stack burns evenly, it will be a rich year and if the fire dies, it'll be a year of famine.
Families and friends are also looking forward to the "Ganggangsullae", a traditional Korean dance where people grab each other's hands and dance in a circle. In the past, women used to do this dance to wish for a fruitful year on important holidays such as Chuseok and Seollal.
But today, they will do the Ganggangsullae dance in a modern style with electronic dance music.
So let's wait and see how that turns out at midnight.
Back to you Daniel.
Now let's see how the southwesternmost part of Korea is doing at this hour.
Hong Yoo is at Ttangkkeut Village in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do Province.
How is the New Year's Eve going over there Yoo?
Hi Daniel,
Hundreds of people are here at Ttangkkeut Village to wrap up this year and start the new year as this is the perfect place to see the sunset and the sunrise.
And to entertain the visitors as they wait for the New Year to come, the village has a variety of events prepared such as the sheaf burning event.
Sheaf burning is an old tradition in Korea where people used to pile up stacks of pine leaves and branches and burn them at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Koreans do this to wish for a prosperous new year filled with joy and light.
According to local superstitions, if the stack burns evenly, it will be a rich year and if the fire dies, it'll be a year of famine.
Families and friends are also looking forward to the "Ganggangsullae", a traditional Korean dance where people grab each other's hands and dance in a circle. In the past, women used to do this dance to wish for a fruitful year on important holidays such as Chuseok and Seollal.
But today, they will do the Ganggangsullae dance in a modern style with electronic dance music.
So let's wait and see how that turns out at midnight.
Back to you Daniel.