Sagada-Korea Friendship Night slated Dec. 8

By Gina Dizon

SAGADA, Mountain Province --  A  night of Korean and Sagada cultural music and dance shall be a sight on Dec. 8 at 5:30 to 7 p.m. here  at the community court.

The activity called  1st Sagada-Korea Friendship Night (Gong Links) shall see friendship rites  between Sagada and  Korea to be capped with exchange  of  tokens between this tourist town and Korea, the latter led by event organizer Han Chang Soo.

Korean cultural music and dance shall be performed by the Korean Traditional Art Troupe led by Lee Sang Bok and Jung Hyung Sok.

Sagada cultural performers shall be doing the traditional dances- ballangbang, palakis, sakuting and takik.  

The public was encouraged to watch the event. No fees will be collected.  Dubbed  Gong Links, the activity sees the similarity of the use of gongs between the two countries.

The gong as an instrument of entertainment is common among Asian countries including Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Korean noodles shall be served along with Sagada Coffee Arabica  to visiting  performers and  guests  from Korea and the public.

The Korean group shall also be conducting a medical mission afternoon on the same date.

Details on this shall be posted soon.