Moses's Miracle

Moses' Miracle

Internationally renowned, "Chindo's Sea Way" is a natural pheonmenon that occurs when the waters around the island of Chindo recede to reveal a long path connecting Hoedong-ri with the neighboring Modo-ri. The seaway is formed because of the great difference between the ebb and flow of the tide. The path is 10 to 40 meters wide and 2.9 km long.

This phenomenon occurs regardless of the speed of the tide or waves. Every year, around half a million foreign tourists and local tourists come to witness this marvelous phenomen in February of the lunar calendar.

A variety of lively festivals take place to mark the occasion such as Kanggangsuwollae (Korean traditional circle dance), Ssitkim-gut (a shaman ritual, consoling the souls of he dead), Dul Norae (songs people sing while working in the fields), Tashiraegi, Manga (songs of consolation sung at burial cermonies), and Puknori (drum performance). A French Ambassador, who visited Chindo Island in 1975, first introduced "Chindo's Sea Way" to the world, by contributing an article to a French newspaper saying that he has seen Moses's Miracle in Korea.

In 1996, the Japanese popular singer Taentoyosiri sang about Chindo's Sea Way, which was a great hit. This song motivated a lot of Japanese toursits to visit the site.