In the mild spring weather, citizens experienced rice planting and went to weekend farms to tend vegetable gardens, feeling the spring vibes.
Reporter Yoo Seo-hyun captured the holiday expression.
[기자]
Little farmers wearing straw hats and pants rolled up stride into the rice fields.
Pick up a seedling the size of your face with your fern-like hand and plant it.
It was awkward because it was my first time stepping through the muddy paddy field, but a smile bloomed on my face.
[심현성 / 인천 서창동 : (논바닥이) 뭔가 부드럽고 끈적한 느낌이에요. 평소에는 그냥 집에 틀어박혀 있는데, 이거 하니까 햇볕도 쬐고 기분이 좋아요.]
In Incheon, a traditional rice planting event was held in which citizens could participate.
It is so popular that hundreds of people participate every year as you can even harvest the rice that you planted by hand one by one in October.
A time to leave the boring school and classroom and learn nature with friends.
The fact that I can harvest the rice that I planted with sweat in the fall is just amazing and proud.
[이여울 / 인천 장수동 : 소풍 온 기분도 나고 다 같이 있으니까 함께한다는 느낌도 들어서 좋아요. 내가 (농사를) 했다는 느낌에 뿌듯해요.]
The mother plants the lettuce seedlings, and the children carefully water them and spray them.
In the spring, when the energy of life sprouts in the mountains and fields, urban farmers have been busy at weekend farms.
[박보경 / 서울 목동 : 평소에 아파트에 살아서 아이들이 이런 걸 접하기가 쉽지 않은데, 주말에 와서 이렇게 씨도 심고, 모종도 심고, 자라는 것도 보고 그래서 아이들에게 되게 좋은 것 같아서 일부러 찾아오고 있어요.]
Bird chimney made with lettuce freshly picked from the field is a delicacy that can only be experienced here.
[최복순 / 서울 목동 : 일단은 무공해 식품이라서 좋고 내가 키운 거를 먹으니까 좋고, 건강에도 좋고. 5천 원 값이 아니라 5만 원도 더 가는 값을 느낄 수 있어서 좋고….]
Even though farming is close to experience, the heart of expecting a bountiful harvest was as good as any other farmer.
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