JEJU, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Fire Festival, which has had its future called into question due to environmental concerns, will now be conducted without the traditional ‘Oreum Fire Lighting,’ a symbolic element of the event. In a press briefing held on Wednesday, Jeju City Mayor Kang Byung-sam announced that the Jeju Fire Festival will [...]
SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional fire ceremony that has been held over the years on Jeju Island now continues as a festival. Fire ceremonies have long been held in Korea during the winter. Various types of ceremonies using fire exist across the nation. As part of wishes for a prosperous new year and [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2015 Jeju Fire Festival, a popular festival in which farmland is burned to kill weeds, wrapped up on March 8, after four days and 63 programs that were designed to demonstrate Jeju’s traditional pastoral culture. The grand burning, called ‘banggae,’ is a traditional agricultural and pastoral custom in Jeju. [...]