Annual bell-ringing ceremony to usher in new year
Cho Hee-yeon (L, rear), superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and civil representatives toll the bell at Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2024, in a ceremony to usher in the new year. The popular midnight bell-ringing celebration has been held every year since 1953 to ring out the old year and ring in the new year, though public attendance was prohibited during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic period. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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