Hi! Seoul Festival

Hi! Seoul Festival
File:Korea-Hi Seoul Festival-2006-01.jpg Hi! Seoul Festival concert in Seoul City Hall Square
Korean name
Hangul	하이! 서울 페스티벌
Revised Romanization	Hai! Seoul pestibeol
McCune–Reischauer	Hai! Soul p'estipol

Hi! Seoul Festival is a seasonal cultural festival held four times a year every spring, summer, autumn, and winter in Seoul, South Korea since 2003. It is based on the "Seoul Citizens' Day" held on every October since 1994 to commemorate the 600 years history of Seoul as the capital of the country. The festival contains booths from different countries which sell their own food types, clotheing and other items. There are various Korean traditional and cultural booths that lets you experience the making of different traditional dishes and also trying on the national dress, the hanbok. A numerous amount of activities are included in this festival. The festival is arranged under the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Gallery of Hi! Seoul Festival events

• Korea-Hi Seoul Festival-2006-11.jpg

  Parade

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  Girisi juldarigi (기리시 줄다리기), juldarigi (tug of war) originated in Girisi region of Dangjin country, South Chungcheong Province

• Korean dance-Bukcheong Saja Noreum-03.jpg

  Bukcheong Sajanori (lion mask dance of Bukcheong region)

• Korea-Seoul-Janggu-01.jpg

  Nongak performer with janggu

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  Calligraphy

• Korea-Hi Seoul Festival-2006-02.jpg

  Namsadangpae (남사당패), Korean itinerant troupes consisting of male performers

• Korea-Hi Seoul Festival-2006-06.jpg

  Salpurichum (살풀이춤), Korean traditional dance aimed to exorcise evil spirits

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  Fireworks

External links

• 2009official site
• 2010official site
• Hi Seoul Festival 2010 - Official Seoul Tourism(English)