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Madang is a Korean term that describes a courtyard in a traditional Korean home. The madang serves as a space for encounter and sharing, celebration and fellowship, greeting a visitor and welcoming a stranger.

Traditional performance on a madang stage (known in Korean as Madang Nori). © Kongkam Korea

Traditional performance on a madang stage

(known in Korean as Madang Nori). © Kongkam Korea

Madang is a Korean term that describes a courtyard in a traditional Korean home. The madang serves as a space for encounter and sharing, celebration and fellowship, greeting a visitor and welcoming a stranger.

The WCC assembly will be prepared in a spirit of madang, inviting participants into a common space of discussion and celebration.

Download the Madang booklet of side events and exhibits (pdf).