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Dano Festivals
ano is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar and is a day farmers pray before meeting the summer so that they may earn a good harvest in the fall. This year the third biggest national holiday, after New Year's Day and Chuseok, falls on June 25.
The Gangneung Dano Festival consists of a ceremony praying to the mountain gods, sansinje, and various traditional games, like ssireum competitions, mask plays, nongak performances, and also one of the most famous Dano specialties; riding on a swing. The feast will be headed by Namdaecheon in Gangneung, Gangwon Province from June 23 through June 27.
The Beopseong Dano Festival (http://www.danoje.co.kr/) will be held in Beopseong-myeon at Yeonggwang-gun, Jeonnam Province from June 24 to June 26. What is special about the Beopseong Dano festival is that the prayer is given to the sea gods for a good year of yellow corbina, for which fish Yeonggwang is famous.
The Gyeongsan Dano Festival (http://dano.wo.ro/) at Jain commemorates General Han who protected the Kingdom of Silla from invaders and thanks to his bravery left many legends. Jain Jeonsan Girl’s High School will hold the feast from June 24 through June 26.
(Sourced from WHAT'S ON SEOUL)
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