Soe Moe Win

MY EXPERIENCE on 2012 CIOFF WORLD FOLKLORIDA, ANSEONG Period Vanue Participating countries Hosted by/Organized by Sponsored by Monday, October 1 Sunday, October 14, 2012 (14 days) Anseong Matchum Land (main event site and Anseong City 43 member countries of CIOFF Anseong, CIOFF Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Gyeonggi Province, Anseong City, UNESCO, Korea Tourism Organization Theme : Communication of humankind through world folkore Slogan : Human Marmony, Touching Anseong : : : : :

EVENING PERFORMANCE IN ANSEONG CITY Professor Hancheol Hwang said to us to go the main road of the downtown and he also told that we would see the amazing things. I didnt expect anything. I went there only for sight seeing. I didnt know something would enter my heart and my ideas would change with the amazing concepts that I never ever forget. In the evening, 30 September 2012, I surprised the amazing and wonderful scene seen on the main street of the downtown. I am sure that its the one Ill never ever forget in my life. I can say only two words: UNCOUNTABLE MANY. Many faces I have seen many faces of some different cultures in my life. However at that time, I saw many faces at the same time continuously. Those were the amazingly surprised faces. Different skin colors, unlike costumes, unalike words and a group of dissimilar people made my eyes wide and mouth open together as well as made a word come out from me; Oh My God!. Peoples faces have different meaning according to their culture and country. I cant guess my facial expression at that time. One drop of tear falls down from each of my eyes. I didnt cry, I knew. But I have already known that tears are sometimes an expression of happiness, seeing amazing thing and great pleasure. Therefore, my tears are an expression of amazingly surprised things that I was seeing in front of me.

Different meanings of facial expression

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Many languages Everybody knows people have different languages, but only somebody knows we have the only same language, that is body language. I saw many manners of the body language. When one country finished their performance, they waved their hands from left to right. I understood automatically that they were saying: Goodbye. We are leaving. After waving their hands, they continued their walking towards the destination. I saw every country involved in the festival behaved the same manner. Before I have already known that the waving hands means saying goodbye, and now I saw the people expressed their waving hands to greet people at the first time.

Greeting

Farewell

Many smiles Everybody all over the world, I think, can smile. It doesnt matter whether it is beautiful or not. Every smile is acceptable. I saw many smiles from different countries continuously. Its amazing and surprising. However, all of the smiles are the same although people are different in many things. Their smiles are sincere and comes from their hearts and, I knew, they wanted to make me happy. They made me feel good inside. I enjoyed their smiles. The memory that I felt good seeing smiles will last forever.

The smiles without covering their hearts

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Many costumes I have already known everyday dresses of all people. However, in the evening, I saw many traditional dresses surprisingly. Many traditional costumes are not the same. We, people, are the same in features. Everybody has two hands, two legs and one head as well as their position is equally the same. But I cant imagine why our costumes are different. They also should be the same. However, it depends on the locality, weather, environment and so on. Some dresses show partly the body and others cover the whole body. I enjoyed their costumes happily.

Whole-body-cover dress and Partly-showed dress

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Many Musical Instruments Every music instrument produces seven rhythms: do, re, mi, fa, so, lar, and di. I know very well piano, guiter, clarinet, trmpet and so on. In that time, I saw the strange instruments I have never seen in my life before. Its so amazing and exiciting. I couldnt help myself not to take photos. I took many photos on that evening. Every photo is amazingly wonderful.

Different instruments with same 7 rhythms

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Many Traditional Dances There were many traditional dances on that evening. Different dances are beautiful with different styles and different dresses. Some dances had the couple: man and woman and two women, and others do group. Some used umbrella, flag, basket, plastic ring, and others did drum and gong. On that evening, I got an idea that we all have the different traditional dances, however we have the same happiness when we dance in the music with dissimilar styles.

The same happiness with different dancing styles

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Many different couple dances All over the world, there are many different people, but when we think of the couples everybody sees the same: man and woman. But on that day, the dancing couples had different dresses and different styles. Some couple had baskets and others didnt have an ything in their hands. The age also was different among the couples.

The oldest

The old Adult

The young adult

The younger adult

Same Happiness of different aged couples with similar dancing manner

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Many different aged people There is no word to say how amazing I was on that evening. There were a lot people seeing and many people dancing. Those people involved many different aged people. From the children to the old people, they were happily dancing and playing music instruments.

Small and young Children

Old Woman

Young ladies

Old man and young man

Different aged people with Same Happiness

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Many hand music Until now, I know only clapping can be used when we call somebody, we indicate approval of the performance and we congratulate ones success. In addition, I know that the finger flipping can be used only when we call someone. On that evening, the amazing things were seen. The clapping is a kind of dance and also the finger-flipping can be together with the dance. I unconsciously understood that dancing means body movement according to the music. Therefore, you can move your body as you like, but your movement must be agreeable with the rhythm of music.

The rhythm of Clapping in music

The rhythm of Finger flipping in music

Many Opa Gangnam Style Nowadays, Opa Gangnam Style is very popular and famous. On that evening, I saw many opa gangnam style. The amazing thing is only the old people are dancing.

Happy people with famous Opa Gangnam Style

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Many Korea Musics Korea has developed into a modern country. However, they never forget their traditional things. There are many traditional musics in the country, Im sure. I saw some Korean traditional music and modern music mixed with traditional also.

Traditional Music

Modern Music with traditional style

Opa Guangnam Music with drum

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Many Korea traditional concepts The Korean people never forget their traditional concepts. These photos show their traditional ideas. For example, I saw the two things like in the first photo. They two are tied and then pulled by people from the both sides as a competition. In our country, we have such kind of action and we used when we call the rain because the rain is rare. If we do that action, the weather is good for the crop cultivation in the whole year. In this case, I think Korean people made this action for the good weather.

Spreading some piece of paper

The Grape of Anseongs product

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Many Korea National concepts These photos are for showing national concepts.

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FESTIVAL AREA Many Good Plans I surprised that Korean people take care of all of the people: the children, the young man, the adult man, the old man and the disable man. In the festival area, there are Police, Lactation Center, Center for lost children, Medical Aid Center, Food Safety Center, Stroller Rental, Wheelchair Rental, Cloakroom, and other centers. There are also food court, resting area, restrooms, restaurants and so on. There are food, agriculture, traditional and market experience places. For the children, there water spreading area and playing area. There are also beautiful landscapes. They have a good plan and so can do systematically and neatly. Many Traditional Foods I saw many traditional foods of Korea. Korean people enjoy their traditional foods. I took many photos about one kind of traditional foods; .

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Many Industrial Developments Korea has developed their country in many sectors. I surprised amazingly that Korea has developed a machine for traditional food making. Many Korean people enjoyed this food. It is made by machine. Thats the reason Is surprised. The name of the food is . means sound and means fry. The food is made by machine and so the sound is heard when the food slice is coming out from the machine after fried. It can be made from corn and bean. The taste is delicious.

Food Machine

Crushing corn or bean

The owner and the customer

Making with the machine

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Many Rare Things Korea has developed very much and rural area has been reduced. Some rural experience is nearly lost in the country, I think. However Im sure that they are very rare nowadays due to the development. Therefore, they showed on the festival for a young new generation. On the other hand, they show it for a new generation to experience although there is some rural area in the country. Tube well experience

Earthworm, beetle, soil organism experience

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Many Agricultural Experience Korea has developed their rural area into urban land as well as they developed their country by industry and so the agriculture sector is reduced. Therefore, people might not know how to make rice, I think. During the festival, rice threshing and milling can be experienced. All ages of people take the experience. I also took the experience on rice threshing.

Rice Threshing Experience

Rice Mill Experience Many Korean Traditional Rice Korean food is a great source of energy, and rice is the staple food of Korea. The regular white rice is cooked by pouring a certain amount of water and simmering. There are also variations such as japgokbap, byeolmibap and bibimbap. In the festival, there was bibimbap donation. I enjoyed it.

The delightful taste

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Many new-generation caring activities Korean people take care of children very much. They have already known the children are the future of the country. They dont also stay in theory and make it practically. There were many new generations caring activities, I found at the festival.

Teaching Drum

Teaching Painting

Playing Arrows

Reading Books (Height adjusted for children)

Experience on the touch screen

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Many peoples wishes The interesting one is the place everybody can write a wish and place on the fence. However everybody is making wish heartily.

Many wishes on the fence wall

Korean people are very lucky because they have many chances to see different cultures, costumes, languages, and dances and also to make friends with people from different countries. The young generation will have the international vision in life. They can think internationally. When they are growing older, they can manage their country very well. Besides, the Korean people dont forget their past to motivate their trying and their future to nurture a new generation for their development and at the present , they are doing the best things.Therefore, the Korean country has only the chance to develop more and more in the future. There might be nothing to block their development. In my conclusion, I have got much knowledge and experience from the festival. I will try my best to develop myself first and then to develop my country like Korea in the future. Respectfully, Soe Moe Win , Myanmar, October 21, 2012.

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