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International Travel Expo '99-Kangwon-do
Sokch'o Kangwon-do, 11th September - 30th October,
2000
Experience the cultures of other nations through wonderful
displays and performances. Folk dances, theme performances,
and other standing events will be held.
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Kangjin Celadon Cultural Festival
Kangjin, Chollanam-do, 16th - 20th September, 2000
It is held in order to promote the authentic beauty of Kangjn's
Koryo celadon and to share its invaluable properties with
more people. Ceramic lantern parade, on-site celadon-making
class.
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Ch'usok
23rd - 25th September, 2000
Korean Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the 15th day
of the eight lunar month. Family members come from all parts
of the country to visit their ancestral homes.
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Namdo Food Festival
Nagan Upsong Folk Village, Chollanum-do, 1st - 7th
October, 2000
Chance to taste the local Chollanam-do cuisine, famed as the
best in Korea. Cuisine-related events, traditional wedding
ceremony, folk art performances.
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Andong Mask Dance Festival
Andong, Kyongsangbuk-do, 1 - 5th October, 2000
Mask dances of all kinds, Korean as well as foreign, will
be performed. Festival higlights include the Korean and Foreign
Mask Dance championship, Folk Festival and Samul-Nori.
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Halla Culture Festival
Chejudo Island, 2nd - 10th October, 2000
The biggest folk event on Chejudo Island, the Halla Festival
hightlights the unique customs of Chejudo and boasts a variety
of programs, including the Miss Tangerine Pageant and folk
dances, each October when the tangerines are fully ripened.
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National Foundation Day
3rd October, 2000
This day commemorates the legend of the founding of the first
Korean Kingdom, the Ko-chosun Kingdom, in 2333 B.C. by the
god-king Tan-gun.
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Shilla Culture Festival
Kyongju, Kyongsangbuk-do, 8th - 10th October, 2000
A combination of Buddhist and other cultural events take place
to reenact highlights of Shilla culture.
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Paekche Culture Festival
Puyo, Ch'ungch'ongnam-do, 9th - 12th October, 2000
To celebrate and preserve the achievements of the once-glorious
Paekche culture, over 60 special cultural events, including
the Paelche Drama Festival, will be held.
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Christmas
25th December, 2000
Christmas is observed as a national holiday in Korea.
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