Korea New Year Bell
31 to welcome in the new year.
Korea new year bell. The bosingak bell dates to the joseon dynasty 1392 1910 when it was used to toll the hours in seoul. A traditional new year bell ring ceremony will be cancelled in the south korean capital of seoul as the country has faced yet another spike in covid 19 cases a municipal government official said. The city government said a pre recorded ringing of the bell would be streamed this new year s eve.
For the first time in 67 year the giant bell at bosingak bell pavilion will not ring on dec. The bell ringing ceremony was televised on all major channels seoul s equivalent of dropping the ball at midnight in new york s times square. The event has been a fixture since 1953.
Considering the rapid spread of covid 19 we have to cancel the year end bell ringing. A traditional new year bell ring ceremony will be cancelled in the south korean capital of seoul as the country has faced yet another spike in covid 19 cases a municipal government official said on sunday.