2.28 Democratic Movement Memorial Park The 2.28 Democracy Movement was a voluntary resistance protest organized by high school students in Daegu to withstand the dictatorship. On February 28, 1960, about 800 high school students refused to comply with the dictatorial to attend schools on Sunday. Instead, they gathered in Banwoldang and the Gyeongsangbuk-do Government Office to rally against the government's illegality and corruption. The movement was initiated with the spirits of Daegu students and citizens, and led to the following democracy revolution in Korea.
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Dongseong-ro Festival, which first opened in May 1990, has been a successful model of a purely private-led festival for 21 years and has won the "Korea Representative Festival Award" in 2008 and 2009. In the meantime, Dongseong-ro has been transformed into a public design project (formerly KEPCO Baejeon Hall), permanent outdoor stage installation of Dongseong-ro, and maintenance of the side road of Dongseong-ro, contributing to the creation of culture and revitalization of commercial districts. Traditional events include Bisan Nongak Day Moebuk Dance, Gyeongsang Audit Train (parade, folk performance, military honor guard, calligraphy performance, family motto writing event, wedding model selection contest, celebrity invitation concert, opening celebration show, musical galas show, KOG event, and Dongseong-ro Song Festival, which is a gateway to new singers, many visitors gathered to provide opportunities to enjoy culture and art through the festival.
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Gyeongsang-gamyeong Park is located in the heart of Daegu. During the Joseon Dynasty, this site served as the administrative office (equivalent to today’s provincial government office) that governed the Gyeongsang-do. It functioned as the provincial government office from 1910 to 1965 and is now used as a park for the public.
The Gyeongsanggamyeong Traditional Cultural Reenactment Festival is a historical and cultural event that recreates the traditional ceremonies and daily customs of the Gyeongsanggamyeong (慶尙監營), the highest provincial administrative office of the Joseon Dynasty's Gyeongsang province. Held annually in the autumn (typically October) at the Gyeongsanggamyeong Park in Jung-gu, Daegu, the festival showcases various historical reenactments, including the Gate Guard Changing Ceremony, Patrol Rituals (Sulla-uisik), and traditional military music performances, allowing visitors to experience 400-year-old Joseon-era administrative culture.
It is a traditional cultural festival that connects the past and the present through a festival program based on oriental medicine culture with a history and tradition of 367 years since its opening in Yakryeong City, and represents the region. It aims to induce the participation of visitors through various programs that combine time-slip elements with the focus on re-examining the value of oriental medicine culture and sustainable festival operation, and further contribute to the revitalization of Daegu Yakryeong City's commercial district by commercializing traditional cultural resources in Daegu Yakryeong City.
Daegu Yangnyeongsi Oriental Medicine Museum will strive to become a premier Oriental medicine cultural space in Korea, offering diverse exhibitions, education, culture, and tourism experiences that allow visitors to directly see, feel, and experience the lives and essence of the people of the old Yangnyeongsi.
The Daegu Short Film Festival started in 2000 with the goal of promoting domestic short film production and regional video development. The Daegu Short Film Festival is the only national competitive film festival in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province to invite various short films produced in Korea to introduce them to local citizens, and has served as a platform for producers and audiences to meet and communicate with each other. In addition, by operating the "Apple Cinema" section, which introduces works produced in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, it aims to create more opportunities for local films to meet with audiences, and further promote film production in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.