Gijang Traditional Fishermen’s Festival Returns To Gongsu Port This Weekend

Gijang-gun will clasp nan 2026 Gijang Traditional Pungeoje (Fishermen’s Festival) from February 19 to 23 astatine Gongsu Port successful Gijang-eup.

The arena is simply a long-running organization contented organized successful rotation by six sportfishing villages — Daebyeon, Hakri, Chilam, Icheon, Gongsu, and Duho.

Each twelvemonth 1 colony selects a ceremonial leader and forms a section committee to hole nan festival. Last twelvemonth it took spot successful Icheon Village, while Gongsu Village hosts this year’s edition.

Historically, sportfishing was cardinal to regular life successful Gijang, making safe voyages and abundant catches captious concerns. Villages performed rituals to believe for protection astatine oversea and a successful harvest, and those rites yet developed into today’s festival. It now serves some arsenic a organization ceremonial wishing for prosperity and information and arsenic a taste acquisition for visitors.

The item will beryllium nan Donghaean Byeolsingut, a accepted coastal shaman ritual centered connected nan Yongwanggut, dedicated to nan Dragon King of nan sea.

A full of 23 ritual segments will beryllium performed, blending ceremonial rites pinch euphony and performance.