Before the festival, students prepare two things, costume and seats. Because blue stands for Yonsei university and Red stands for Korea university, students should prepare their costume properly. Some students just buy ready-to-wear while many students draw a design showing their identity and hand it to manufacturers. After few days, fresh shirts are delivered and with this, half of the preparation is completed. Next, when the day before the game come, an advance party go to the gym to get a good spot. The party mainly consists of freshman and they stay up all night on the street playing games or taking late-night meals like pizza or pig’s trotters.
Finally, the morning of the match dawn and games start with loud cheering. Always cheering begins with chanting, AKARAKA. I do not know what exactly it means but when thousands of students shout the same chants, the temperature of cheering is raised. Then, various cheering songs are followed. Students sing and dance in accordance with cheer leader team. The final song is always Wonsirim meaning primeval forests. Students make a circle and put their arms around each other’s shoulders and sing a song with little dance. But the most interesting part does not start until games over.
When the game is over, students move to their base, Shinchon or Anam. Then, they line up like train and march the street asking for free drink or food. Therefore it is called Gichanori, train playing. For example, students in blue gather in front of Italian restaurant and sing a song asking for free food. Then the owner comes out with spaghetti. Students shout thanks to owner or sing a song wishing good luck. When they eat up all, they move to another shop. It may seem like a burglar but it is considered just kinds of playing.
From preparation for costume and seat to participating train playing, the Festival requires lots of physical strength. I think, however, it is worth to do, because the youth of students become brighter and brighter in the festival and three days cheering match leaves students unforgettable memories.
I very much enjoyed your writing! I've heard about this festival before but I couldn't know about details such as Gichanori is very interesting! I've never seen them! Easy to read which every writing should like.
ReplyDeleteBefore my suggestions to improve your writing,
I have a question.
So why were you in Yonsei University?
Are you transfer student!
I think if you briefly include these information in your intro, it would be more personal experience like! ^^
For improvement: Because thousands of students gather and cheer their school, match is not just a match but a festival.
Isn't tnis sentence to be past tense?
Just my oppinion.
second draft-
ReplyDeleteBefore I entered Hankuk University of Foreign Study, I was majoring in architecture engineering in Yonsei University. When I was there, a big match with Korea University was held every autumn. We called it match of Yon-ko and they called it match of ko-Yon. But it is the same match. It consists of five games; basket ball, base ball, rugby, ice hockey and soccer. Because thousands of students gather and cheer their school, match is not just a match but a festival. The festival is played for three days and it is fierce from the preparation.
Before the festival, students prepare two things, costume and seats. Because blue stands for Yonsei University and Red stands for Korea University, students should prepare their costume properly. Some students just buy ready-to-wear while many students draw a design showing their identity and hand it to manufacturers. After few days, fresh shirts are delivered and with this, half of the preparation is completed. Next, when the day before the game come, an advance party go to the gym to get a good spot. The party mainly consists of freshman and they stay up all night on the street playing games or taking late-night meals like pizza or pig’s trotters.
Finally, the morning of the match dawn and games start with loud cheering. Always cheering begins with chanting, AKARAKA. I do not know what exactly it means but when thousands of students shout the same chants, the temperature of cheering is raised. Then, various cheering songs are followed. Students sing and dance in accordance with cheer leader team. The final song is always Wonsirim meaning primeval forests. Students make a circle and put their arms around each other’s shoulders and sing a song with little dance. But the most interesting part does not start until games over.
When the game is over, students move to their base, Shinchon or Anam. Then, they line up like train and march the street asking for free drink or food. Therefore it is called Gichanori, train playing. For example, students in blue gather in front of Italian restaurant and sing a song asking for free food. Then the owner comes out with spaghetti. Students shout thanks to owner or sing a song wishing good luck. When they eat up all, they move to another shop. It may seem like a burglar but it is considered just kinds of playing.
From preparation for costume and seat to participating train playing, the festival requires lots of physical strength. I think, however, it is worth to do, because the youth of students become brighter and brighter in the festival and three days cheering match leaves students unforgettable memories.