Royal Culture Festival to be held online and offline from Saturday Posted : 2021-05-01 09:56 By Park Ji-won Poster for Royal Culture Festival / Courtesy of Cultural Heritage AdministrationThe seventh Royal Culture Festival will begin Saturday in royal palaces in Seoul and through online channels to display traditional Korean cultural heritage sites and practices. The organizers said the festival aims to comfort pandemic-weary citizens. Starting with the opening ceremony at Gyeongbok Palace Friday, themed "rest," the annual festival will run until May 9 at five palaces ― Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu, Changgyeong and Gyeonghui ― as well as the royal shrine Jongmyo and the altar Sajikdan.