SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A virtual reality (VR)-rendered full moon will be screened at the COEX convention center in Seoul upcoming Chuseok holiday. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) began screening the first episode of a VR-rendered Korean art at COEX K-pop Square. The MMCA began streaming the MMCA VR [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park in Yongin, south of Seoul, will light up a huge full moon with a 40 meter diameter from Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in celebration of the Chuseok holiday. The full moon will appear on the screen of the theme park’s most famous ride, the [...]
SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) - An annual affair not to be missed, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival returns this year with a retelling of the most traditional folklore behind the festival to let visitors, and especially our younger generation, to rediscover its origins and history. During the month-long celebrations from 2 to 30 September 2016, locals and [...]
TONGYEONG, Feb.22 (Korea Bizwire) – A ‘Daljipnori’ event celebrating the first full moon of the new year (lunar new year) was held at Tongyeong, Gyeongnam province. ‘Daljipnori’ is an event in which people wish for health and wellbeing for the new year. It is also said to ward off any bad luck that might occur [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul city said Friday that a variety of folk games and performances will be held Sunday afternoon to mark the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. Traditionally, Koreans practice plenty of ceremonial customs and games, wishing for happiness, health and well-being throughout the year. This year’s first [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A 10-meter-tall bundle of pine branches was set on fire on March 5 at Haeundae Beach in Busan, and 50,000 citizens gathered to see this spectacle, which was held as a moon-viewing event for Korea’s celebration of Daeboreum, the day of the first full moon of the year. Although the crowd could [...]