Saebyeol Oreum

Saebyeol Oreum
View from the top of the oreum (2016)
Highest point
Elevation	519.3 m (1,704 ft)
Coordinates	33.365°N 126.356°E / 33.365; 126.356
Dimensions
Area	0.522 km^2 (0.202 sq mi)
Naming
Etymology	Dawn star
Geography
Location	Aewol, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea

Saebyeol Oreum (Korean: 새별오름; Hanja: 曉星岳; 新星岳) is an oreum (small extinct volcano) in Aewol, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea.[1] It has an area of 0.522 km^2 (0.202 sq mi), circumference of 2,713 m (8,901 ft), and height of 519.3 m (1,704 ft).[2]

The oreum's name means "dawn star". It is said to stand high in the sky like a star.[3]

The oreum is reportedly one of the most popular oreums to visit, and has views of the surrounding area.[3][4] Hiking up takes around 30 minutes.[3]

Jeju Fire Festival

Since 2000, the oreum has been the site of the annual Jeju Fire Festival.[5][6] The festival was started in 1997.[5] The festival is a reenactment of a traditional Jeju cultural event called bangae, during which large fires are ceremonially lit in order to pray for good fortune, burn off old grass, and kill vermin in the fields.[7][6] Such burnings were held at various oreums and fields in Jeju until the 1970s, when it was banned. The festival was started as a limited cultural practice for tourism in 1997.[6]

The festival was held virtually in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Beginning in 2025, the festival was planned to be reorganized in order to deemphasize the use of fire over environmental concerns.[5]

Gallery

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  Jeju Fire Festival (2016)

See also

• Oreum#List of oreum
• Geum Oreum
• Gama Oreum

References

1. KTO, Korea Tourism Organization. "Saebyeol Oreum (새별오름)". VisitKorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
2. 《한국지명유래집》 전라 · 제주편, 새별오름, 국토지리정보원(2010년)
3. "새별오름". www.visitjeju.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
4. "걷기 좋은 계절 가을…제주 오름 어디까지 가봤니?". ZUM 뉴스 (in Korean). 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
5. "제주 새별오름 300m 거대한 월로 변모 '달집태우기는 존치'". 제주의소리 (in Korean). 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
6. "Flames, festivities and a full moon". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
7. Lee, Si-jin (2022-03-17). "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
8. "Local festivals adapt to new normal amid pandemic". The Korea Times. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.