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Tomorrow (25th) is December 25th, Christmas Day.

This year, for the first time since the start of COVID-19, religious events can be held without restrictions on the number of people.

Now, our reporter is out in front of the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul.



Reporter Kim Bo-mi, I see a lot of people because it's the day before Christmas.



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Yes, the area around Myeongdong Cathedral is crowded with citizens coming up and down in a row even in the cold of minus 5 degrees Celsius.



For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Christmas celebrations without restrictions are being held at major cathedrals and churches across the country.



Christmas plays and performances were also held at Myeongdong Cathedral, and mass will be held at midnight about 5 hours later.



[Kim Si-wan/Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do: It's my first time visiting Myeong-dong, and I'm excited because I'm going to play with my friends until dinner.

I'm going to look around and eat something delicious.]



As 400,000 people are expected to gather in Myeong-dong today, security guards are deployed everywhere.



In addition, about 300 street vendors in Myeong-dong were closed today to prevent safety accidents.



Previously, the police also started to manage crowds, such as installing safety fences around Hongik University Station, where there is a lot of floating population.



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Above all else, safety is the most important.

Please tell us what the atmosphere was like in the city on the weekend.



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Citizens in a family unit went on outings to various places in downtown Seoul.



At the skating rink in Seoul Plaza and the sledding rink in Hangang Park, which opened for the first time in three years, men and women of all ages slithered on the ice as if they had forgotten about the bitter cold.



[Kim Hye-jeong · Ahn Chan-min/Gwangjin-gu, Seoul: I think it's so good to be able to have a good time safely and happily.

It 's really fun because it's fast.]



Families, lovers, and friends enjoyed the year-end atmosphere by choosing Christmas gifts.



Christmas weekend, I hope you will pay special attention to safety accidents and make good memories.



(Field progress: Compilation type, video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Jeil, Kim Tae-hoon, video editing: Park Ki-duk)