Gangneung Danoje Festival The "Gangneung Danoje Festival" is a communication between gods and mankind as well as a human drama about the coexistence of nature and humanity. The Danoje Festival has been celebrated for over a thousand years, including periods of Japanese colonial rule and the Korean War. As a result, the Gangneung Danoje Festival was designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 13 in 1967 for its originality as a traditional folk festival. It was designated as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in November 2005, making it a cultural heritage to be preserved by mankind worldwide and Gangneung's emblematic festival, visited by over 1 million people each year

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