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Jinju, a thousand-year-old city, is famous for its excellent traditional arts, to the extent that it has been called Namjinju of North Pyongyang since ancient times. Based on the excellent traditional arts of the region, Jinju’s meaningful cultural artists created a traditional art festival that citizens can participate in, encompassing the loyalty and spirit of Jinju of 70,000 civilians, government, and military, including Nongae, who died in his country at Jinju Castle during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. It was decided to do so and was held. is held in Jinjuseong, the holy land of patriotism and loyalty, on the fourth week of May every year for three days on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It is a festival themed on traditional culture and women, where you can feel the beauty of Gyobang culture left by folk arts including Jinju Ogwangdae and Gisaengs in Jinju.

There is a saying that the most local is the most global. Knowing Jinju Nongae Festival is expected to develop as a global festival because it is based on things that Jinju Bay has that can not be imitated in any region. Also, Nongae Festival held in spring with a focus on traditional arts, Gaecheon Art Festival held in fall with a focus on fine arts, and Jinju Namgang River Together with the Yudeung Festival, Jinju will be reborn as a city of festivals worthy of its reputation as a city of culture and art. Nongae’s spirit of loyalty and proper succession, preservation and restoration of traditional culture, creation of new regional festivals based on the history and traditional culture of Jinju Bay through Uiam Byeolje and Mask Dance Hanmadang, and presenting a model of festivals in which local residents take the initiative It is an independent traditional culture and arts festival of Jinju, covering various traditional arts of the world.