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Promote Jeju¡¯s ¡°Tamna Cultural Festival¡±
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[This article is written by a JDC Junior Journalist. The JDC Junior Journalist program is an educational project sponsored by Jeju Free International City Development Corporation (JDC). JDC Junior Journalist articles are only briefly edited by mentors before publishing.]

The 52nd Tamna Cultural Festival was held at Tapdong Plaza. It began in 1964 and was called the Jeju Art Festival. Over the years the name has changed twice, once in 1965 when it was called the Halla Cultrual Festival and then in 2002 the Tamna Cultural Festival, as it is called today. It is a five day event with many booths and performances to enjoy.

Competitions in Jeju languare speech and Jeju language role play are a part of the festival. Many students from various middle and high schools come every year to participate. Mr. Lee Jong Soo, a teacher at Daejung Girls High School, teaches his students Jeju’s traditional performance, pungmul nori (folk art dance). They participate every year. Mr. Lee stated, “This competition is the best program to promoate our Jeju culture and it is a program of creativity.”

Song Jong Won, a dolharubang artist since 1963, particiaptes every year in the festival and hopes to pass along the history of carving traditional stone (grandfather) stautes from volcanic rock. Mr. Song said, “I want people to be interested and particiapte in this festival.”

Another artisan, Huh Eun Suk, also particpates in the festival each year and is considered an intangible asset to Jeju’s culture. Huh has made Jeju’s traditional Onggi, Korean earthenware, for the past 15 years. Ms. Huh said, “I am really sad Jeju’s culture is beginning to disappear from our life. We have to keep our tradtions alive and we have to make this small festival into a large festival.”

Many people participating in the festival, as well as those attending, want to keep the history and culture of Jeju alive. They feel there is a responsiblity to preserve the past and pass it on to others.

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