Do you know the definition of soeburi? It means all steelworks that melt and create things. There is a soeburi festival in Ulsan. It holds many different activities. It can teach us the traditional steelworks, soeburi.
▲ Poster of Soeburi Festival
The specialty of this festival is that it can make people experience and learn what soeburi is and how to do steelworks by soeburi. People can watch and hear the sound of iron break ha is reenacted by people. Also, they can make tools with traditional techniques in traditional forge. This is the most unique characteristic of this festival that makes it different from other festivals.
There are not only soeburi experiences but also other activities. People can enjoy a presentation, usually pungmulnori. Also, they can experience visiting a folk village and restoring traditional steelmaking technology. Moreover, they can enjoy public art and photo zone, folk games, children picture and essay festival, essay contest, and gymnastics competition. They can visit many booths for hungry people and enjoy by eating many different traditional foods, learning how to make soeburi bibimbap, eating dalgona, and buying miner lunch boxes.
▲ People enjoy a performance.
Ulsan Soeburi Cultural Festival is a popular festival in Ulsan. It is held in Ulsan Dalcheon Cheoljang in Dalcheon Cheoljang-gil, Buk-gu, Ulsan Metropolitan City. It is hosted by Bukgu Ulsan Metropolitan City. The opening date is on the seventh of May, and the closing date is on the ninth of May, from Friday to Sunday. Its charge is free. This year, these activities will be held online because of COVID-19. For inquiries, people can call at 052-293-3500 and visit their homepage, http://www.soeburi.org. You can get more information from this homepage.
People can experience not only soeburi but also many traditional things. Enjoy and catch the chance to join the festival.
By Seo Hye Ji
