Members of the Doju Juldanggigi Preservation Society carry a rope for the Juldanggigi event. (Yonhap)
Members of the Doju Juldanggigi Preservation Society carry a rope for the Juldanggigi event. (Yonhap)

Residents of Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, prepare a rope to be used for a traditional tug-of-war game on Thursday.

Cheongdo is home to "doju juldanggigi," a game played with a massive rice straw rope, which has been a part of Jeongwol Daeboreum celebrations for more than 200 years.

Jeongwol Daeboreum is a traditional festival celebrating the first full moon of the year on the lunar calendar. It falls on Jan. 12 this year.

Staff busy at work preparing for the event (Yonhap)
Staff busy at work preparing for the event (Yonhap)

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