도계부부시장, 부부의 날 발원지에서 ‘상생 페스티벌’ 열어부부의 날 발원지 기념사업위원회 중심으로 700여명 참여
이번 행사는 도계부부시장상인회와 ‘부부의 날 발원지 기념사업위원회’가 공동 주관해 진행됐다. 특히 기념사업위원회는 행사 기획과 운영뿐 아니라 현장 봉사와 행사 마무리까지 전 과정에 참여하며 축제를 이끌었다.
‘부부의 날’은 둘(2)이 하나(1)가 된다는 의미를 담아 매년 5월 21일로 지정된 국가기념일이다. 도계부부시장은 부부의 날 발원지라는 상징성을 바탕으로 지역 공동체와 가족의 가치를 알리는 활동을 이어오고 있다.
행사 종료 후에는 무대 주변과 시장 통로 정리, 쓰레기 수거와 청소 작업까지 직접 진행하며 축제 마무리에도 힘을 보탰다. 시장 상인들과 시민들은 “행사 분위기가 정돈되고 안전하게 진행될 수 있었던 데에는 자원봉사자들의 역할이 컸다”고 평가했다.
부부의 날 발원지 기념사업위원회는 부부의 날 정신을 지역사회와 함께 이어가기 위해 설립된 단체로, 부부의 날 기념행사와 지역 봉사활동, 전통시장 연계 사업 등을 지속적으로 추진하고 있다.
이번 축제는 도계부부시장이 문화관광형시장 육성사업과 연계해 전통시장에 문화·관광 콘텐츠를 접목한 사례로도 의미를 더했다. 시장 안에서 공연과 체험, 공동체 행사가 함께 진행되며 시민 체류시간을 늘리고 시장 활성화에도 긍정적인 효과를 냈다는 평가가 나온다.
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*Below is the full text of the English article translated by Google Translate. 'Google Translate' strives to improve understanding. It assumes that there may be errors in the English translation.
The "13th Couples' Day Origin Festival and Coexistence Festival," held at Changwon Dogye Bubu Market—known as the birthplace of the national commemorative day "Couples' Day"—concluded with great success, attended by approximately 700 citizens and merchants.
The event was jointly organized by the Dogye Bubu Market Merchants Association and the "Couples' Day Origin Commemorative Project Committee." In particular, the Commemorative Project Committee led the festival by participating in the entire process, from planning and operation to on-site volunteering and wrap-up.
The event took place on the afternoon of the 21st at the central plaza of Dogye Bubu Market. With a variety of programs including a commemorative ceremony, celebratory performances, a singing contest, and a prize draw, the entire market area transformed into a citizen-participatory festival space.
"Couples' Day" is a national commemorative day designated as May 21st every year, embodying the meaning that two (2) become one (1). Based on its symbolic significance as the birthplace of Couples' Day, Dogye Bubu Market has been continuing activities to promote the values of the local community and family.
At the event, the role of volunteers from the Committee for the Commemoration of the Origin of Couples' Day drew particular attention. The committee volunteers assisted with the operation of the event by handling everything from guiding visitors and maintaining order to distributing souvenirs and towels, providing food and bottled water, supporting performances by invited singers, and cleaning up the venue environment.
After the event concluded, they also contributed to wrapping up the festival by personally tidying up the area around the stage and market passageways, as well as collecting trash and cleaning. Market merchants and citizens commented, "The volunteers played a significant role in ensuring the event proceeded safely and in an organized atmosphere."
The Committee for the Commemoration of the Origin of Couples' Day is an organization established to carry on the spirit of Couples' Day with the local community, and it continuously promotes commemorative events, local volunteer activities, and projects linked to traditional markets.
This festival also held added significance as an example of Dogye Couples Market integrating cultural and tourism content into a traditional market in conjunction with the Cultural Tourism Market Development Project. It is evaluated that the simultaneous hosting of performances, hands-on experiences, and community events within the market increased citizens' dwell time and had a positive effect on revitalizing the market. Choi Hye-kyung, President of the Dogye Couple Market Merchants Association, said, “We prepared this event to share the local asset of being the birthplace of Couple’s Day with citizens and to lead to the revitalization of the traditional market,” adding, “We will continue to work with the Commemorative Project Committee to carry out projects that enable the local community and the market to prosper together.”
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