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The Miryang Arirang Festival, set to kick off on May 19, allows visitors to enjoy some of the most popular versions of the song ‘Arirang,’ including ‘Miryang Arirang,’ ‘Jindo Arirang’ and ‘Jeongseon Arirang,’ all while basking in the beauty of the Yeongnamru Pavilion.



Many versions of the song “Arirang,” traditional folk games and local specialties from Miryang-si in Gyeongsangnam-do Province are to be served up at an upcoming festival.

The Miryang Arirang Festival will kick off on May 19 and flatter the senses of people from both home and abroad, allowing them to enjoy traditions originating in the city. This is one of the city’s biggest local festivals and has been around for the past 57 years, starting in 1957 as the Miryang Cultural Festival. 

A lighting ceremony for three torches that represent the city’s three spirits -- loyalty (충의, 忠義), knowledge & virtue (지덕, 知德) and purity (정순, 貞純) -- will officially announce the start of the four-day festival. 

The Torch of Loyalty will be lit at the Pyochung Seowon, a memorial hall dedicated to Samyeongdang (사명당, 四溟堂) (1544-1610), a Joseon-era Buddhist monk who helped save the country from Hideyoshi's invasions between 1592 and 1598, along with his teacher Hyujeong (휴정, 休靜) who was also a monk.

The lighting of the Torch of Knowledge & Virtue will take place at the Yerim Seowon built to honor scholastic dedications and the good deeds done by Kim Jong-jik (김종직, 金宗直) (1431-1492), a leading Neo-Confucian scholar in early Joseon times who went by his pen name Jeompiljae (점필재, 佔畢齋). 

The Torch of Purity will be lit at the Aranggak Pavilion, a building constructed to appease the spirit of a young woman named Lady Arang who died young trying to keep her virtue intact.



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The Miryang Arirang Festival, set to kick off on May 19, allows visitors to enjoy some of the most popular versions of the song ‘Arirang,’ including ‘Miryang Arirang,’ ‘Jindo Arirang’ and ‘Jeongseon Arirang,’ all while basking in the beauty of the Yeongnamru Pavilion.



Many versions of the song “Arirang,” traditional folk games and local specialties from Miryang-si in Gyeongsangnam-do Province are to be served up at an upcoming festival.

The Miryang Arirang Festival will kick off on May 19 and flatter the senses of people from both home and abroad, allowing them to enjoy traditions originating in the city. This is one of the city’s biggest local festivals and has been around for the past 57 years, starting in 1957 as the Miryang Cultural Festival. 

A lighting ceremony for three torches that represent the city’s three spirits -- loyalty (충의, 忠義), knowledge & virtue (지덕, 知德) and purity (정순, 貞純) -- will officially announce the start of the four-day festival. 

The Torch of Loyalty will be lit at the Pyochung Seowon, a memorial hall dedicated to Samyeongdang (사명당, 四溟堂) (1544-1610), a Joseon-era Buddhist monk who helped save the country from Hideyoshi's invasions between 1592 and 1598, along with his teacher Hyujeong (휴정, 休靜) who was also a monk.

The lighting of the Torch of Knowledge & Virtue will take place at the Yerim Seowon built to honor scholastic dedications and the good deeds done by Kim Jong-jik (김종직, 金宗直) (1431-1492), a leading Neo-Confucian scholar in early Joseon times who went by his pen name Jeompiljae (점필재, 佔畢齋). 

The Torch of Purity will be lit at the Aranggak Pavilion, a building constructed to appease the spirit of a young woman named Lady Arang who died young trying to keep her virtue intact.