The bell rang 33 times, marking the dawn of the year of the Dragon, the year of the blue dragon. Despite the chilly weather, the area around Bosingak was filled with more than 100,000 people who gathered to pray for the new year. the majestic bell
As the sound echoed, people waved their smartphone lights, cheered, and wished each other a Happy New Year. The ``2023 New Year's Eve Bell Event'' was held from 11 p.m. on the 31st to 1 a.m. on the 1st.
The New Year's Eve bell event at Bosingak, which has been held as a New Year's event for 70 years since 1953, was held online without spectators for three years from 2019 due to the spread of COVID-19, and since last year it has been held online without spectators.
It was returned to face-to-face. 22 people, including Seoul Mayor Oh Sehun, 12 citizen representatives, and 6 global influencers rang the New Year's Eve bell 33 times. Immediately after the bell struck,
A ``midnight sun'' appeared on Jeongdaero (Sejong-daero) with laser beams. The Midnight Sun is a huge structure with a diameter of about 12 meters, newly prepared by Seoul City for this event.
It's something. As a citizen representative at this event, I found and rescued a woman who was lying on the ground during a weapon brandishing incident that occurred at Seohyeon Station in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province in August.
Eight-year-old Yoon Do-il and Baek Nam-moon, the second-generation CEO of New Wedding Hall, which has held free weddings for 15,000 couples over the past 55 years, attended. Also, 2024 academic year
Kim Jeong-ja, the oldest candidate to take the University Scholastic Aptitude Test, the bereaved family of the late Professor Joo Seok-joon of the thoracic surgery department at Seoul Asan Hospital, and hearing-impaired table tennis player Lee Chang-joon.
etc. also participated. Global influencers such as Kika Kim, a Korean-Kazakh woman with 51.51 million subscribers, also participated.
The area in front of Bosingak was crowded with people several hours before the event started. Crowds rapidly gather after 10 p.m.
has increased. Five minutes before the New Year, the crowd of people stretched for about 400 meters from in front of Bosingak in the direction of Sejong-daero. When the countdown ends and the bell rings to signal the new year, applause erupts everywhere.
They could be seen exchanging New Year's greetings, saying ``Happy New Year'' to each other. There were many scenes of lovers hugging each other and families hugging each other together.
Choi (32), who was visiting Bosingak with a friend, said, ``Until now, I had only seen this event on TV, but when I actually came to Bosingak and heard the bell, I was surprised by how loud it was. "Ta"
``While the bell was ringing, I prayed that my entire family would stay healthy and that my girlfriend would also be able to do well.'' Continuing, Choi said, ``My friend who came with me is preparing to take the employment exam this year, but I hope she passes it.''
I prayed that you would let me do it," he added. Lee (32), who was at Bosingak with his girlfriend, said, ``I'm planning to get married in May, and I prayed that the wedding would go smoothly.''
I want to succeed in Et,” he said with a laugh. People hoped that this year would be better than last year. Mr. Lim, who came to the event with his family from Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (
56) said, ``I'm self-employed, but it was really difficult to survive last year,'' and ``I hope the economy improves a little this year and everyone's lives get better.''
Kim (66), who came from Dongjak-gu, said, ``I came here to hope that my daughters will definitely get married this year,'' adding, ``I'm blessed with a good match and would love to have my grandchildren.'' I met my granddaughter
"Yes," he said with a laugh. People also shared their New Year's resolutions. Kwon (28) said, ``Last year I was busy getting a job and getting used to the workplace,'' and added, ``This year I was sure to find a job in the field I wanted to work in.''
I want to get a qualification related to this." Kim, 19, said, ``I'm nervous because I'm going to be a third year high school student this year,'' and ``I prayed that I'd be able to get into the university of my choice.''
Transportation services were increased to accommodate people returning home late at night, and the last subway train of the day was extended to 2 a.m. Seoul Subway Lines 1 to 9 and Uisinsol
A total of 173 additional flights were added to the newly established) and Shinlim lines. However, to ensure a safe event, Jonggak Station on Subway Line 1 will be closed from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am on the 1st.
I stopped and drove through.
2024/01/01 07:09 KST
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