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An observation event of the fireflies inhabiting in IGIDAE Park, the barometer of clean environment will be held, along with the love for environment writing and drawing competition, so that teenagers can use it as a learning filed of ecological experience, and that adults can remember their memories, which will help them realize the importance of natural environment.

Event Outline

반딧불이축제에 참석한 사람들 이미지

  • Date & Time : June, every year
  • Place : Big hill resting place in IGIDAE Urban Natural Park
  • Observation place : observation after moving to the vicinity of the park ranger station
  • Participants : around 700 including students and the ward inhabitant
  • Sponsor : the Council for the Promotion of Beautiful Namgu 21, Namgu, Busan Metropolitan City
  • Contents : fireflies observation, love for environment writing and drawing competition

Event Details

  • Ceremonies before the main event : 16:00 ~ 17:00 - To display and observe fireflies, An exhibition of prizewinning works from the last year
  • Opening ceremony : 17:00 ~ 17:10 - A national ceremony
  • 'Love for environment' writing and drawing competition : 17:10 ~ 19:40 - Infants section, elementary school students sectionⅠ(1 to 3 grades), elementary school students section Ⅱ(4 to 6 grades), middle (high) school students section
  • Ocarina performance : 19:40 ~ 19:50 (it can be changed)
  • Greeting and introduction : 20:00 ~ 20:10 - The ward head, The co-president of the Council for the Promotion of Beautiful Namgu 21, Introduction of other guests
  • A magic performance : 20:10 ~ 20:30 (it can be changed)
  • Explanation and guidance of the fireflies' mode of life : 20:30 ~ 20:50
    • -Doctor Sang-hyeon Park, Department of Global Environment Engineering, Pukyong National University, Explanation of the characteristics and life of fireflies, Request not to collect fireflies and to pay attention to safety during nighttime events
  • Fireflies observation : 20:50 ~ 22:00
    • To inform the post of researchers from the basic science laboratory of Kyungsung University, Observation course : observation after moving to the vicinity of the park ranger office

Plans in Detail

'Love for Environment' writing and drawing competition

  • Subject : will be announced on the day appointed (four subjects related to fireflies and environment will be presented)
  • Application
    • Application guidance : the event summary and the application form will be sent to each school and dong under our jurisdiction
    • Application place : Department of environmental hygiene of Nam-gu district office (☎ 607 - 4382~3, FAX 607-4389)
    • Application method : to submit the application form (under the name of the head of a school or an organization), registration on the spot
    • Registration of entries : 2009. 6. 1 ~ 6. 5
  • Screening and awarding
    • About 6 jurors are chosen and screen : 3 for the writing competition and other 3 for the drawing competition
    • Awarding (4 sections × 2 competitions) : Infants section, elementary school students sectionⅠ, elementary students section Ⅱ, middle (high) school students section
      • The first prize : 8 winners 〔Infants section․elementary school students ward head diploma, middle(high) school section the superintendent of Nambu office of education diploma〕
      • Excellence prize :16 winners (Supplementary prize: a book coupon)〔awarded by the head of the Council for the Promotion of Green City, Busan 21〕
      • Encouragement prize : winners (Supplementary prize: a book coupon)〔awarded by the president of the Council for the Promotion of Beautiful Namgu 21〕
  • Result announcement : the result will be announced to individual school and person in concern after the event

Fireflies Observation

  • Explanation on the mode of life of fireflies and observation
    • To explain fireflies' mode of life - To screen a video related to fireflies
    • Event guidance and request : environment management is in charge
      • Ban on collecting fireflies, warning of the safety during nighttime events, etc.
      • Departments in charge of transfer guidance : department of environmental hygiene, with the help of the researchers from the laboratory of Kyungsung University
  • Fireflies observation
    • Observation course : observation after moving to the vicinity of the park ranger office
    • About 30 participants consist of one team, and move to the observation place
      • Posting of guidance assistant in each team : Researchers from the basic science laboratory of Kyungsung University(2 researchers)
      • Kyungsung University : posting of guidance assistant in each team, direct explanation of the fireflies' mode of life, helping participants' understanding
      • Department of environmental hygiene : posting staff around the observation course, maintaining order during nighttime transfer, discouraging people from collecting fireflies
    • Putting out lights around the observation place
      • To take measures of turning off the street lamps near the observation place so that participants can observe fireflies' light at night

Map

Take subway Line No. 2 and get off at Kyungsung Univ,Pukyong Nat'l Univ. (Exit 5) → Transfer Bus 20, 22,
24, 27, 131 (Igidae get off)