"With New Year's wishes..."Namsan Octagonal Pavilion Crowded with Citizens

[Anchor]
In the new year, there are many people who make new resolutions and make wishes that they want.

Citizens are now visiting Namsan Mountain in Seoul for a new year's outing.

There is a YTN issue reporter on the scene. Reporter Lee Minjae!

The scene is very crowded.

[Reporter]
Yes, it's the first weekend of the new year.

It snowed lightly, but as you can see, there are many people out here.

Beautiful sculptures are welcoming citizens around Namsan Octagonal Pavilion.

Then let's first listen to the stories of the families who traveled from Jeju Island to Seoul for the weekend.

[Kang Chae-yeon, Kang Yoo-min/ Jeju City: I took the college entrance exam this year, so I'm going on a family trip to Seoul for the first time after the college entrance exam. I'm excited and happy to see snow here for the first time. It snowed a lot, so I think it's a great memory to be able to see this pretty scene and I hope I can play with my parents again.]

Usually, when you were young, you made a wish by putting a folded paper crane in a glass bottle.

When I come here, I think of those old memories.

In particular, the holiday cards displayed in the octagonal pavilion area are more special than anything else.

The New Year's card is a letter sent with simple articles or pictures to celebrate the New Year.

LED paper cranes and large New Year's cards made of Korean paper on display here are catching the attention of citizens.

At a glance, there are as many as 4,000 beautiful paper cranes.

There is also a hatch greeting card that gives dreams and hope, creating the image of a hatch flying a crane.

Perhaps that's why citizens who visit Namsan with New Year's wishes are making their own wishes and celebrating a happy New Year.

I hope you have a happy and healthy year in 2025 like the energy of the blue snake.

I'm YTN Lee Minjae from YTN Seoul Tower.