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The New Year Festival Busan, Korea 2006

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Our song of hope sung at the dawn of Year 2006
The New Year Festival Busan, Korea 2006

Period : December 31, 2005 ~ January 1, 2006
Venue : Yongdusan Park, Haeundae Beach area
Organizer: The Organizing Committee for Busan Culture & Tourism Festival
Sponsors: Busan Metropolitan City, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Korean Overseas Information Service, Arts Council Korea, Korea Tourism Organization, and Korea Railroad
For more info. : +051-888-3396~7

The New Year Festival Busan, Korea (Busan Sunrise Festival)  is the largest winter tourism festival held in Korea. Consisting of land, air, and ocean  activities such as a boat parade, an air show, and a concert, it is a festival highlighting the special characteristics of a coastal city, Busan. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come to Busan to greet the sunrise of the New Year and enjoy various programs. Last year, about 700,000 visitors came to the festival.   

New Year’s Eve in Busan December 31, 2005

Citizen's Bell Tolling Ceremony
Dec. 31, 2005, 23:00 ~  Jan. 1, 2006, 00:30 Yongdusan Park

It is an event to bid farewell to the outgoing year(Year of Eulyu) and greet the incoming year(Year of Byeongsul) and wish for the prosperity of Busan and happiness of 4 million Busan residents. On a large display board, count down starts 10 seconds before midnight. Everyone counts down together and the bell tolls at midnight on the dot.

2005 Dadaepo Year-End Sunset Festival
Period : December 31, 2005
Venue : Dadaepo Beach
Programs : Fire-Work Show, Daljip Taeugi (Burning and object of moon shape) etc..

Good Sites for Watching the Sunrise on New Year’s Day in Busan

Haeundae-gu : Haeundae Beach, Haewoljeong, Songjeong Beach, Dongbaek Island
              Date & Time : January 1, 2006  6:20 am ~ 8:20 am
              ( Sunrise at 07:32:05 )

Gwangan Grand Bridge
Date & Time : January 1, 2006   5:00 am ~ 9:00 am
Programs : You can enjoy the sun-viewing , the marine parade, the poem recitals wishing for hope and the Korean Traditional Performance.

Gijang-gun : Imnang Beach
Busanjin-gu : Mt. Hwangnyeong summit
Nam-gu : Mt. Jangja summit