BORYEONG MUD FESTIVAL

Every summer, millions of visitors descend on Boryeong, South Korea. What’s the draw? The healing properties of the local mud and the festival that celebrates it. 

The idea for the festival began in 1998 as a promotion for the mineral-rich mud found near Boryeong. In the midst of Korea's quiet, peaceful and humid summer when the smell of a fresh breeze cheers everyone up, the thought of Boryeong comes into mind. Boryeong, commonly known as Daecheon, is a calm city in the South Chungcheong Province of South Korea. When the manufacturers of Boryeong Mud products determined the beneficial effects of their local mud, they invited visitors to slather themselves in the stuff. The event took on a life of its own rather quickly, attracting thousands of visitors to this otherwise sleepy town annually for the beach, the warm weather, and, of course, the mud.

In the end, the thing that sets Boryeong apart is the mud play. The most distinctive point of the Festival is to create a united place where people from all over the world come together, meet and interact with strangers and are able to break down walls of age, nationality, race and have fun together and leave with memories and new friends.

In my opinion, this festival will create memories especially for families. People that differs from all ages with have fun playing in the mud. Those looking for a more laid back experience for mud facials. It is a 2-in-1 festival that keeps our skin healthy and create some memories with our loved ones.