Union of Catholic Asian News reports that “the city council handed over responsibility for it to the Christian Council of Korea (CCK), an umbrella organization of conservative Protestant Churches, in 2002,” and that “[s]ince then, the group has replaced the traditional star atop the tree, which is usually put up on Dec. 10, with a [...]
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Go to the Pusan International Film Festival
It kicked off today. You can get more info in Busan’s local magazine, Busan Haps.
The Best Thing About Korea is Getting Less Best
The best thing about Korea, in my opinion, is the Autumn.
And the best things about Korean autumn are, in no particular order: the awesome weather, the amazing colors, and the festivals all over everywhere.
Bummer being: the festivals in Korea this year have, one by one, fallen to the Swine Flu virus.
You should know that Brian [...]
Destination: Seoul Fringe Festival 2009
Source: Seoul Fringe Festival offical website
This year’s Seoul Fringe Festival has one more good weekend left in it, and definitely makes Hongdae fun to meander around and experience some next-generation artists.
Now in it’s 12th year, the Seoul Fringe Festival is an honorable attempt to bring independent arts to the forefront of peoples minds. The acts [...]
A Sobering Thought About the Boryeong Mud Festival
News that “festival-goers have been struck with a nasty skin disease after getting down and dirty in a massive mud bath” — Muddy revellers hit by itchy bug.
I’ve always found the Boryeong Mud Festival, or at least its depiction in the media, embarrassing. I’ve never had the desire to attend, but from media reports, [...]
Destination: Haeundae Sand Festival (Busan)
Hello faithful Hub of Sparkle! readers – Chris in South Korea here. I’m heading up the travel department for Korea Sparkling, but I might write a post or two about life in Korea for those newer to Korea.
As you might expect, a sand festival has a lot to see. Why a sand festival? Why not? [...]
Stuff to do this Weekend: Tteok Fair and Seoul DJ Festival
Hey there. Wanna get out of the house and enjoy the beautiful weather?
The Seoul DJ festival is going on Saturday and Sunday (May 9th and 10th) in the Nanji area of the Han River Park (near World Cup Stadium).
More info here.
If that’s not edible enough for you, there’s also the Tteok Fair at the [...]
Buddha Birthday Street Festival and Sparkledown III
cross-posted at roboseyo
So Sparkledown III started off by Anguk Station, at a tea room which most of us liked quite a bit: the tea tasted good, and the lady kept bringing free stuff by. Cool.
Cherry Blossoms, Sparkling!
It is cherry blossom season in Korea, so get out to one of your local festivals and take some photos while you can. Cherry trees are drought resistant so the water shortage shouldn’t affect the season at all.
BRHF Goth Party
Blood Red Halo Festival Goth Party on March 7th, 2009 at Sapiens7 in Hongdae from 7 pm to 4 am.
One Gripe About that Andong Festival
I had a great, wonderful time last week, and the fireworks were one of the most unique aesthetic experiences I’ve ever had…
But then, between rounds of sheer wonder, they did this:
Now, Girlfriendoseyo defended it, saying that maybe they chose those songs for the sake of the foreigners in the crowd. . . except that as [...]
Festivals this Weekend
The Hi Seoul Festival’s Autumn version began this weekend.
More information here. Schedule from this site. I highly recommend getting out and seeing some of it, if you’re in Seoul this weekend anyway.
Here is more festival information for the following weekends. In particular, Chunggyecheon looks interesting, and the Tight-Rope Dancing is something not to be missed, [...]
