Seongnam City to Operate Haneulnuri No. 1 and No. 2 Memorial Centers as Usual During Lunar New Year Holiday

Crematorium to Operate Only One Cycle on Lunar New Year’s Day
Memorial Ritual Rooms to Be Temporarily Closed

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will operate Haneulnuri No. 1 and No. 2 Memorial Centers, its municipal columbarium facilities located in Galhyeon-dong, Jungwon-gu, as usual from February 14 to 18, during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Haneulnuri No. 1 Memorial Center, an enshrinement facility of Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

The opening hours of Haneulnuri No. 1 and No. 2 Memorial Centers will remain the same as usual, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

During this holiday period, the city expects daily visitors to the columbarium facilities to be around 1,800 people at No. 1 Memorial Center and around 3,200 people at No. 2 Memorial Center.

To reduce congestion caused by the concentration of visitors paying their respects, the city will temporarily suspend the use of 11 memorial ritual rooms from February 14 to 22.

On Lunar New Year’s Day, February 17, the operation of the crematorium (next to the memorial centers) will also be adjusted.

On that day, the number of cremation cycles at the crematorium will be reduced from the existing eight to one, so only 13 bodies can be cremated between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

A total of 40,750 deceased individuals are enshrined at Haneulnuri No. 1 and No. 2 Memorial Centers.

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