2009 Jongmyo Daeje Memorial Service Announcement
The Jongmyo Grand Festival will be held in the order of Yeongnyeongjeon Jehyang, which starts at 9:30 a.m., Eoga Procession from 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 a.m. to Deoksugung Palace, Taepyeong-ro, Sejong-ro 4-way, Jongmyo, and Jeongjeon Jehyang, which will be held from 1 p.m.
Jongmyo Ritual is a ritual held to the king and queen of the Joseon Dynasty and is called Jongmyo Daeje because it was the largest and most important ritual held by the Joseon Dynasty. It was originally held five times a year in the first month of the four seasons in Chunha-chu-dong, but is now held only on the first Sunday of May.
Jongmyo Daeje, which was selected as the World Intangible Heritage in May 2001, is an event held at Jongmyo, a world cultural heritage, and is a rare traditional ritual in the world where you can enjoy tangible and intangible world heritage together. It is a comprehensive ritual of music, dance, and rituals that combines Jongmyo Jeryeak and Ilmu along with Jongmyo Jeryeok, and is said to be the essence of oriental traditional art.
The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Cultural Heritage Protection Foundation have been actively attracting foreigners, including foreign journalists and ambassadors to Korea, since 2006 to promote the cultural value of Jongmyo Daeje internationally. This year, about 30 diplomatic envoys from 17 countries in Korea and foreign media outlets such as the Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan will attend
<Overview of Jongmyo Grand Festival 2009 International Cultural Event>
□ Date: May 3, 2009 (Sunday)
영 Yeongnyeongjeon Hall Ritual: 09:30-11:30
어 Eoga procession: 11:20-12:20 (Deoksugung Palace-Taepyeong-ro-Sejongro 4-way-Jongno-Jongmyo)
정전 Power failure memorial service: 13:00-15:00
□ Place: Jongmyo Shrine
□ Host: Cultural Heritage Administration, Korea Cultural Heritage Protection Foundation
□ Main Hall: Jongmyo Ritual Preservation Society, Jongmyo Ritual Music Preservation Society
□ Support: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Tourism Organization, National Gugak Center, KBS, MBC
□ Precautions
프레스 The press center is only open when the blackout is observed (13:00).
h Due to the nature of KBS recording broadcasting and events (event), it is not free to take pictures.
(You can only take pictures outside the designated photo line - Photo line display: red blocking rod)
어 Please contact the Jongmyo Ritual Preservation Association (02-765-2125) for information on the fishing procession
- Admission is free on Jongmyo Daeje Memorial Day. However, there is no cultural property information.
What is Jongmyo the Great?
It is an event held at Jongmyo Shrine, a World Heritage Site, where you can enjoy tangible and intangible World Heritage together
It is a rare ritual in the world. As a ritual to hold ancestral rites for the kings of the Joseon Dynasty
It is called Jongmyo Daeje because it is the largest and most important among the rituals.
In the Joseon Dynasty, the five major incense burner, which regularly holds rituals five times on four seasons and on Najil, and the Cheonshinje, which is held from time to time to time,
In Yeongnyeongjeon Hall and Sajik, there were three major ancestral rites held three times in spring, autumn, and on the day of delivery.
The memorial service is a procedure in which the king reaches the Jongmyo Shrine to carry out the memorial service
It is divided into a fishing procession and a ritual performance (including ritual music and Ilmu).
Jongmyo Ritual was designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 56 in 1975 and UNESCO in 2001
It has been selected as a "masterpiece of human oral and intangible heritage" and has been upgraded to an international cultural event.
(In 2008, it was incorporated into the list of representatives of intangible cultural heritage)