Bupyeong Pungmul Festival

On Saturday, we headed down to Bupyeong, which is a part of Incheon (my city), only 15 minutes away by subway. It's a trendy shopping district, and I really like the atmosphere there. On the weekend, they shut down traffic and held a festival. There was a giant stage for drumming and dancing performances, booths selling food, pottery, and what have you, and a parade. Have a look-see at some of the things I got to see!

By far the highlight was this drumming group who just gave 'er on these huge drums. So fantastic! What a workout too:

Old men who appear to be making rope from bales of hay underneath. I think it was to be set on fire later on:

Old men dancing and singing:
The food:

Pork BBQ anyone?
Coconut drinks:
And of course, the bugs! Mmm...appears to be 2 kinds of bugs here, not just one as usual! The kind on the right is everywhere, and they s-t-i-n-k. There stench wafts through the air, making yours truly run upwind every time. People like to sell them at open-air markets and near mountains for hikers. I'm not a try-anything-once kind of person. Sorry!


The parade:

I didn't get a whole lot of great pics from the parade because there were no barriers for the crowd, so everyone crowded right in and it was hard to see.



Chinese b-boys in the parade:

The ring toss! Where you can win anything from rum to bleach:
The ring toss leader:
A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon!!