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Boryeong Mud Festival 2012
Mar 7th
South Korean Boryeong Mud Festival 2012
Boryeong Mud Festival is a festival held annually in Boryeong, South Korea. The festival, started in 1998, was was initially meant to promote the cosmetical effect of Boryeong mud flats, but recently it has grown to become one of South Korea tourism highlight, attracting as many as 2.2 million visitors in 2007, and is said to attract the most number of international tourist compared with other events or festivals. More >
Boryeong Mud Festival – Get Dirty in the Special South Korean Festival
Jan 10th
On the second week of July every year, a bizzare festival called Boryeong Mud Festival is held. People throw mud to each other as the tradition of the festival without feeling mucky or disturbed. The first mud festival was celebrated in 1998, and less than 10 years later, it could attract about 2.2 million citizens and tourists to attend the festival. Though, some controversies related to the tradition of throwing mud in the festival occur, one of them involving a group of students suffering rashes and red bumps after joining the festival. Apart from the controversies, people in Boryeong keep celebrate the mud festival regularly because of the great enthusiasm from the domestic and international tourists. More >
South Korea Public Holidays 2012 Calendar
May 9th
South Korea Public Holidays
South Korea holidays are categorized as National Celebration Day (Hangul: 국경일, Hanja: 國慶日), National Flag Raising Day (Hangul: 국기게양일, Hanja: 國旗揭揚日) or Public Day Off (Hangul: 공휴일, Hanja: 公休日). South Korean National Celebration Day are always National Flag Raising Day, but the opposite is not always true.
