Jeju Festivals & Events

Jeju Festivals & Events

Jeju in South Korea is a land shrouded in mystery. A major tourist attraction, it is a laden with an enriching culture, heritage, rituals, and traditions. These lead to the festivals the land celebrates all year round. The ancient festivals of the land are still alive in the form of the numerous Jeju festivals and events.

The Jeju festivals and events can be grouped into four categories depending on the seasons. The winter festivals in Jeju come first. The Seongsan Ilchul Festival Jeju starts on the 31st December and continues up to 1st January. The festival is to bid adieu to the past year and welcome the new year. During this festival they pray for the well-being, health and prosperity of the Jeju people. There is the Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival Jeju, a month long festival, which is based on the old practice of improving the quality of the graze lands by razing old grasses for the purpose of animal-grazing and also killing the pests. It signifies the belief of the people of Jeju in purification and metamorphic powers of fire. The other major winter festivals in Jeju are Seongsan Sunrise Festival, Jeju, Sung San Sun Rise festival, Jeju, Winter Sea Penguin Swimming Competition, Jeju, Field Fire Festival , Jeju, Tamra Spring Exorcism, Jeju, and Jungweol-daeborum-deulbool festival, Jeju.

There are numerous Jeju festivals and events that take place in spring. There is the Seven-fairies Festival, Jeju which is based on the legend of the seven fairies coming from heaven to take a bath in the waters of Cheonjeyeon. One of the major spring festivals in Jeju, the Seven-fairies Festival, Jeju is celebrated every alternate year in the month of May. Another important Jeju festival is the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju. It is being celebrated in the month of April since 2002. This festival is an effort by the people of the Jeju to preserve the rare species of fish that develop in the Gangjeong Stream. Among the other major spring festivals of Jeju are the International Walkathon, Jeju, Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju, Fernbrake Gathering Tournament, Jeju, and Yongyeon Yabum Elegant Festival.

Among the summer festivals in Jeju one of the most popular is the Bomok 1st Class Pearl-spot Chromis Festival that is dedicated to fishery. One of the most eventful festivals held in the island during spring is the Jeju Leisure / Sports Festival. It includes yacht racing, wind surfing, skin scuba, fishing, swimming, triathlon, paragliding, mountain biking, cycling, and horse riding. There is the Buphwan Fishery 1st Quality Squid Festival, Jeju, one of the most popular summer festivals in Jeju. The squid festival celebrates the devotion of General Yeong Choi who protected the land against the Mongolians with his bravery and valor. The other festivals of the season include Mid Night Beach Festival, Jeju, Pyoseon White Sand Festival, Jeju, Dodoo Oremul Seafood Festival, Jeju, and International Wind Instrument Festival, Jeju.

The fall festivals in Jeju include the Tamra Cultural Festival, Jeju which showcases the folk culture of the island. One of the major attractions of the festival is the fire works. The people of Jeju never forget to celebrate the wonders of nature and the main festival that celebrates it is the Reed Flower Festival, Jeju. It has become one of the greatest tourist attractions of Jeju. Another popular fall festival of Jeju is the Moseulpo Yellowtail Festival, Jeju.

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