Saebyeol Oreum

Saebyeol Oreum is an oreum in Aewol, Jeju City, South Korea. It has an area of, circumference of, and height of.
The oreum's name means "dawn star". It is said to stand high in the sky like a star.
The oreum is reportedly one of the most popular oreums to visit, and has views of the surrounding area. Hiking up takes around 30 minutes.

Jeju Fire Festival

Since 2000, the oreum has been the site of the annual Jeju Fire Festival. The festival was started in 1997. The festival is a reenactment of a traditional Jeju cultural event called, during which large fires are ceremonially lit in order to pray for good fortune, burn off old grass, and kill vermin in the fields. 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.
The festival was held virtually in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in [South Korea|COVID-19 pandemic]. Beginning in 2025, the festival was planned to be reorganized in order to deemphasize the use of fire over environmental concerns.