Like Moses' Red Sea miracle depicted in the Bible, the sea at Jindo divides into two, revealing a pathway in the sea. This sea in south Korea, is the location of the Jindo Sea festival in which certain times of the year, the sea parts and the tide allows a massive sand bank to be uncovered .
At the banks reveal, millions of people have lined up to walk the seaway during the festivals held at at Jindo, South Jeolla Province. Every year, the water level in the sea located between Modo-ri of Euishinm-yeon and Heodong-ri of Gogun-myeon falls due to a neap tide, creating a long sea trail that is 40 meters wide. The festival begins in Jindo when the sea has parted and the pathway reaches its greatest width.
During the one-hour period when the route is completely exposed, visitors enjoy various Korean traditional dances and performances such as Ganggangsullae and Field Songs. Some opt to catch fresh seafood such as seaweed, clams and octopi as they walk along the trail.
The Jindo Sea Parting Festival became known overseas when former French Ambassador to Korea, Pierre Rendi, wrote of the ``Korean version of Moses' Miracle'' in a French newspaper after witnessing the festival. Since Rendi's reporting, millions of people have visited and participated.
On May 5th, 2009, a total of 5, 632 people volunteered to fill the 2.308-kilometer seaway in order to record ``the largest number of people standing''' in the ``longest seaway in the world.'' The results of this challenge has been submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for approval.
At the banks reveal, millions of people have lined up to walk the seaway during the festivals held at at Jindo, South Jeolla Province. Every year, the water level in the sea located between Modo-ri of Euishinm-yeon and Heodong-ri of Gogun-myeon falls due to a neap tide, creating a long sea trail that is 40 meters wide. The festival begins in Jindo when the sea has parted and the pathway reaches its greatest width.
During the one-hour period when the route is completely exposed, visitors enjoy various Korean traditional dances and performances such as Ganggangsullae and Field Songs. Some opt to catch fresh seafood such as seaweed, clams and octopi as they walk along the trail.
The Jindo Sea Parting Festival became known overseas when former French Ambassador to Korea, Pierre Rendi, wrote of the ``Korean version of Moses' Miracle'' in a French newspaper after witnessing the festival. Since Rendi's reporting, millions of people have visited and participated.
On May 5th, 2009, a total of 5, 632 people volunteered to fill the 2.308-kilometer seaway in order to record ``the largest number of people standing''' in the ``longest seaway in the world.'' The results of this challenge has been submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for approval.
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