South Korea's mud festival moves online
South Korea’s annual mud festival
was celebrated online this year
Some families transformed their homes
into makeshift mud pools
(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) HAN'S MOTHER, KIM YOUNG-AH, SAYING:
"I have never used this plastic cover, except when I am making Kimchi. My home gets dirty, but the children enjoy it and I am happy for that as well."
Over 3,000 viewers tuned in
to the K-pop mini-concert
Courtesy: Boryeong Mud Festival
(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 10-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, HAN CHAE-YOON, SAYING:
"I was really sad that I was not able to go to the Boryeong Mud Festival, but it is so great that my mom made a mud pool. It is more fun as I listen to K-pop music and play with a friend."
Date: July 20, 2019
South Korea's most popular festival
usually attracts thousands of people
It offers mud slides and mud races
and even mud wrestling
