Traditional cultural performance 'Bongsan Mask Dance' festival enjoying satire and humor

[Anchor]
Under the clear autumn sky, a festival was held to promote Bongsan Mask Dance, our great traditional heritage, to the world.

A cultural event is being held where not only Koreans but also foreign tourists can enjoy it together.

There is an issue reporter on the scene. Reporter Seo Jihyun!

[Reporter]
Yes, it is located in Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul.

[Anchor]
The Bongsan Mask Dance performance is going on right now?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

Can you see the traditional dance behind me wearing a red Bongsan mask and flying hansam on my sleeve?

Now, the Bongsan Mask Dance performance that our ancestors delivered is in full swing here.

A witty joke with humor and satire adds to the fun of the performance.

Visitors also react and participate in fun performances, and they are fascinated by the charm of Bongsan Mask Dance.

Marking its second anniversary this year, Bongsan Mask Dance is a festival to promote the history and excitement of Bongsan Mask Dance, a traditional Korean culture, to the world.

Among the 18 mask dances in the country, the most vibrant and humorous Bongsan mask dance is a traditional dance of Bongsan-gun, Hwanghae-do, which was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.

In this festival, which runs from today to tomorrow, you can enjoy a variety of Bongsan mask dance performances all day long.

There will also be stage performances reminiscent of the low streets of the Joseon Dynasty and a Bongsan Mask Dance Parade held on the streets.

In addition to trying on the traditional costumes of Bongsan Mask Dance, you can make your own Bongsan Mask and learn from flipping Bongsan Mask Dance to walking.

Then let's hear from visitors who are enjoying the festival.

[Kim Je-ha / Hwanghak-dong, Seoul: We were going to make a mask and watch the mask dance, but maybe because it's my first time seeing it, it's fun and it's fascinating.]

[Ma Yoon-ha / Haengdang-dong, Seoul: It's a great experience to see something I've only seen in textbooks.]

This festival is full of events that will captivate domestic and foreign visitors by adding a modern sense to Bongsan Mask Dance, Korea's representative mask dance.

This evening's opening ceremony will feature large flash mob performances involving foreigners, a Bongsan Mask Dance Fashion Show, and hip-hop performances that meet Bongsan Mask Dance.

It would be nice to have a fun weekend feeling the essence of traditional culture handed down by our ancestors under the high blue autumn sky.

So far, I'm Seo Ji-hyun of YTN in Namsangol Hanok Village, Seoul.