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- 2017 Training for Faculty Members of Educational Foundation's Subordinate Organizations
In Yeoju headquarters temple complex, Daesoon Jinrihoe held the yearly training for faculty members of Educational foundation Daejin University's Surbordinate Organizations on November 11, 2017. About 500 faculty members of Daejin University, Daejin High School, Daejin Girl's High School, Bundang Daejin High School, Ilsan Daejin High School, Daejin Design High School, and Busan Daejin High School of Electronics and Telecommunications participated in the training program. After registering at 9 a.m., they changed into hanbok(Korean traditional clothes) and paid respect to celestial deities by bowing at Yeongdae(the most sacred shrine on the top fourth floor of the main building). Then, during the admission ceremony, Seongam Yun Eun-do, the director of Yeoju headquarters temple complex and the chairman of Daejin educational foundation, made a welcoming speech. He said, “The executives of Daesoon Jinrihoe have greater expectations of you” and added “Thank you for your hard work to devote yourself to the development of the school and the education for students. I would like to ask you to use every exertion for the development of Daesoon Jinrihoe and your school with all your heart.” The morning program ended with a lecture of Gyogam Jang Sun-ryul who spoke about “view of Sangje.” After lunch, Gyogam Park Myung-man, a researcher of the religious research and edification department, lectured on “the understanding of Explanations of Sacred Paintings.” Lastly, Seongam Yoo Byung-moo, also a researcher of the religious research and edification department, received fervent response from the attendees as he gave a lecture on “cultivation in modern society” with an honest talk about his own experience. In the survey, which was made after the program, it showed that about 70 percent of the participants were satisfied with the Daesoon Jinrihoe training for faculty members. The planning department will positively reflect their opinions about what programs they want to join for the training next year. Meanwhile, Daesoon Jinrihoe plans to hold the second training for those who were absent in this training in mid-December this year.
2017-12-30
- 2017 Little Santas' Performance to Daesoon Jinrihoe Welfare Center
On December 12, children from Jaeneung kindergarten in Yeoju visited Daesoon Jinrihoe Welfare Center and performed “2017 Little Santas” for about 130 elders. About 140 children aged three to five years old gave a prettyful performance of singing Christmas carols, playing musical instruments and dancing. The children visit Daesoon Jinrihoe Welfare Center every year in Parents’ Day and year-end seasons to give a performance and let the elders revive and refresh themselves.
2017-12-30
- Daejin Elderly Welfare Center threw a birthday party for elders
On December 21, Daejin Elderly Welfare Center threw a birthday party for 10 elderly members of the day care center, who have birthdays in November and December. The center gives a birthday banquet to the elders every two months, and this time they had a greater time with their family members. The performance of the volunteers gave them laugher and tears. One of the family members said, “The center takes such a good care of the elders every single day. I feel relieved that I can go to work without worrying about my mother.”
2017-12-30
- Winter Solstice Chiseong
Daesoon Jinrihoe grandly held the winter solstice Chiseong (the devotional offering), with about 5,100 people participating, in Yeoju headquarters temple complex at 1:28 am on Dec. 22. Winter solstice has the longest night of the year and from then, day begins to get longer and longer. Since ancient times, winter solstice, which is called small lunar new year's day, has been considered the day second to Lunar New Year’s Day. The saying has been passed down that “Not until winter solstice passes do we get one year older.” or “We should eat adzuki-bean gruel before we get one year older.” On the winter solstice we used to make adzuki-bean gruel, hold ancestral rites with it, and scatter it on the gate or the wall, praying for the safety and comfort in the new year. However, winter solstice of this year is called ‘child-winter solstice’, which comes in the first ten days of winter solstice lunar month(this year in November 5). There is a kind of custom that we make rice cake instead of adzuki-bean gruel on this child-winter solstice because it is believed that it's harmful to the children. Winter solstice appears firstly in our 24 seasons mantra. The deity taking charge of winter solstice is Zhangsun Wuji, who aided Emperor Taizong of Tang and rendered extinguished services for the establishment of Tang Dynasty. Zhangsun Wuji was made the public figure and recognized as a contributor for establishing a country.
2017-12-25
- Devotional Offering Ceremony held to celebrate the enshrinement of Yongdae at Yeoju HQ.
At 1 am on December 12, 2017(October 25 in lunar calendar), about 5,700 people of Daesoon Jinrihoe disciples attended Chiseong, which was held to celebrate the day when Yeongdae(the most sacred shrine) was enshrined in the fourth floor of the main building at Yeoju headquarters temple in 1986. Yeongdae is the most sacred place in Daesoon Jinrihoe temple complexes, which enshrines all celestial deities in 15 sacred positions. In Yeoju headquarters temple, Yeongdae is where all Chiseongs and rituals are held. The Yeongdae of Yeoju headquarters was enshrined when the temple complex that included seven structures at that time, such as main building and inner gate, had been completed in just 4 months after the construction began on June 11, 1986.
2017-12-21
