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Intangible Cultural Heritage Succession and Development: Hosting of the “2025 Suyeong Traditional Folk Arts Festival” Public Event

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the “2025 51st Suyeong Traditional Folk Arts Festival” at noon tomorrow (September 6) at the Suyeong Folk Arts Center’s Nori Madang, the city’s training center for intangible cultural heritage, to preserve and transmit the original forms of intangible heritage.

This performance will feature the following: Busan-designated intangible cultural heritage “Suyeong Nongcheongnori” and “Suyeong Jisinbalgi,” and nationally designated intangible cultural heritage “Suyeong Yaryu” and “Jwasuyeong Eobangnori” as public events.

In addition, there will be joyful performances such as Gurye Jansunongak, Gwangju Chilseok Gossaum Nori, Dongnae Crane Dance, and Hanmadang Nori, providing stages that citizens can enjoy together.

The Suyeong Ancient Folk Arts Preservation Association (Chairman Kim Seong-yul), which organizes this festival, is located within the Suyeong Folk Arts Center and continues to transmit the original forms of the four intangible cultural heritage performances featured in the event.

The first program in the original transmission public events, “Suyeong Jisinbalgi,” was designated as a Busan intangible cultural heritage in 2014. This traditional ritual, which contains the wishes of the people of the former Suyeong area for abundant harvests and prosperous fishing, has long been passed down in the Suyeong region as a seasonal custom.

The second performance, “Suyeong Yaryu,” was designated as a national intangible cultural heritage in 1971. It is a mask dance that originated as a form of village festival held on the evening of the first full moon of the lunar year, where residents of the Suyeong region gathered to celebrate together. It embodies both the regional characteristics and the seasonal significance of the tradition.

The following performance, “Suyeong Nongcheongnori,” was designated as a Busan intangible cultural heritage in 1972. It is a local folk art centered on farming songs sung during rice cultivation, enlivened with barley threshing and bullfighting, and expresses the simple lives of farmers.

The final program, “Jwasuyeong Eobangnori,” was designated as a national intangible cultural heritage in 1978. It originated from anchovy net fishing (furijil) along the Suyeong Bay coast, a type of fishing carried out by an eobang, which was a traditional fishing cooperative organization similar to today’s fisheries associations. The performance features fishermen pulling in nets, scooping fish, and singing fishing songs with realistic movements.

The performances are open to the public free of charge, and further information is available through the Suyeong Ancient Folk Arts Preservation Association (☎051-752-2947).

Meanwhile, Busan Metropolitan City provides annual support for public events showcasing all Busan-designated intangible cultural heritage to ensure their succession and development.

Jo Yu-jang, Director of the City’s Culture Bureau, stated, “This public event is a meaningful occasion to share and present the original forms of intangible cultural heritage that have been handed down in the Suyeong region with citizens. It will offer citizens a special cultural experience to appreciate the historical and cultural value of traditional folk arts, while also serving as an important opportunity to enhance the cultural pride of the local community.”