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[yunhwahall]

The transformation happens overnight, as all magic happens. When morning arrives, there are countless canopy tents surrounding Yeyun Inn along with many tables and chairs. Sturdy poles line the side of the Boowan Hiking Trail, hanging flag streamers, inviting the inquisitive to continue onwards. At a small clearing near the top, close to the Yunhwa flowers, there are a few more tents standing proudly among the trees and even a small makeshift stage.

Right now they are empty except for a few equipment scattered here and there. But by late morning, shop and stall owners will move from their usual spot to the tents around Yeyun Inn. This will be their workplace for the next three days as the Spring Equinox Festival begins.

A popular festival for both tourists and citizens alike, the Spring Equinox Festival celebrates the entrance of spring. It offers a chance for local artisans to advertise their goods to a bigger crowd, and for arts and cultural expressions in music, dance, theatre, film, visual and digital arts, poetry and photography. The festival is so important that Monday’s considered a local holiday and everyone from young and old has time off to visit.

While the usual merchants linger on ground level, the town designates the upper level of the festival for more exclusive stalls. Run by people selected by the mayor, they offer Yunhwa flower flavoured delicacies. Here people can buy things such as liquor, honey, jam, tea, chapssaltteok, injeolmi, an endless assortment of items infused with the Yunhwa flower. There are also bihourly performances on the stage, ranging from theatrics about local legends to performances. It begins with a taepyeongmu on Saturday, then continues onto singers, traditional Korean drum performances, line dancing, and fan dances. Then there’s a closing ceremony on Monday night. Nobody famous performs, but it is an excellent opportunity for those living in the surrounding area to showcase their talent to curious viewers.

It is the belief and love for spring entering the countryside which strives as the inspiration for an annual spring cultural festival year after year. The Spring Equinox Festival has been around for generations and there’s no denying it will continue onwards for many more.

OOC Note: Hello happy first day of spring everyone! This is our first big major event, in time for the spring equinox. If your muse works at a business or stall during the period of the event, please assume they are working around Yeyun Inn. It is also reasonable for those who work in the Inn to assume there’s an influx of customers. Those who work at city hall, please assume your muse will run around the event, mostly ensuring everything is running smoothly. If anybody has a muse who they’d like to volunteer for a chance to shine on stage, please write a solo of their performance and we will add it to our newspaper article. While we want writing to be pressure free so you all can have fun, for the competitive we’re hosting a little contest. We will mention the top three with the most threads related to the event in the Ilbo. But we strongly reiterate this is optional! The event will go on from today until April 3rd and please tag all threads: #event1yh.

[yunhwahall]

The Plaza closed for a week and opened again today. Pathways once blocked to cars and only accessible by foot traffic of those getting to and from work in the plaza are free once more. Instead of the normal empty brick floor of the plaza, there are now booths and food stalls situated around the pond. Different games and activities decorate the area, the smell of food drifting into the air, attracting townspeople from all around.

After a week of preparation, the big day has arrived in Yunhwa. People closing their shops during the lunch hours to congregate at the Plaza, conversing about the events that were about to transcend in mere moments now. Curious patrons walking up to booths to test their luck at guessing the number of chocolates in a jar, or aiming for accuracy at the balloon dart game, many even just opting for the casual games of marbles someone had set up, or the giant jenga pieces laid out on the grass by the Town Hall. Children running around chasing each other as they weaved around the people, none of them knew what was going on but they were just glad to spend the last few days of their break in such a manner. 

No matter what everyone is doing, however, the moment everyone heard a horn in the distance, they dropped all of their activities and gathered around the black sedan with tinted windows stopping in front of the Town Hall. The figure who stepped out of the car earned murmurs from the crowd as the townspeople glimpsed the man for the first time. He waves at the people, reaching out to shake some hands, as he walks up the steps of the Town Hall, looking back once more to wave again before disappearing inside. The new Mayor of Yunhwa has arrived. 

OOC Note: Hello everyone! This is just a minor event to celebrate the opening of the rp and to thank everyone for joining us. We’re very excited to get things started here and have many things planned down the line. Please treat this event like a casual outdoor picnic for the townspeople as they welcome their new mayor (faceclaim Hwang Inyeop). There are games and activities set up, and many food stalls placed in the vicinity as well. You can write starters until February 28th, 11:59PM EST! We’d love to see what plots you set up, so please tag your threads with #minievent1yh.