<p>Hundreds of South Koreans on Saturday (May 18) gathered in the capital&nbsp;Seoul&nbsp;for&nbsp;an unusual yet significant event: The sleeping contest. Dressed in sleepwear, people shut their eyes and got comfortable for one hour and 30 minutes at the Han River Park to send&nbsp;out&nbsp;an important message to fellow South Koreans and the world: Taking rest is&nbsp;important.</p>

<p>The event&nbsp;was held to raise&nbsp;awareness about the importance and significance of taking timely breaks and rests.</p>

<p>To&nbsp;level up the challenges for participants,&nbsp;some distractions like feather tickling, whispering and mosquito noises were used.</p>

<p>Then,&nbsp;their heart rate measurements were taken. The participant who experienced the&nbsp;largest&nbsp;deviation between the heart rate before and during the nap was&nbsp;to be&nbsp;declared the winner as it would indicate the best sleep quality.</p>

<p>Event organisers and participants said they wanted to bring the&nbsp;world's&nbsp;attention to the importance of sleep and rest in a world that has become too challenging for many.</p>

<p>“Our country is known for its competitive society, and the importance of sleep seems to be undervalued,”&nbsp;said Son Ji-hong, 24, who came to the contest with a neck pillow and sunglasses.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a data-ved="2ahUKEwi988WnvZmGAxWN1TgGHbsKCh8QxfQBKAB6BAgSEAE" href="https://www.wionews.com/science/rethinking-the-brains-cleanup-crew-sleep-does-not-detox-brain-as-previously-thought-heres-what-does-721131" jsname="YKoRaf" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://www.wionews.com/science/rethinking-the-brains-cleanup-crew-sleep-does-not-detox-brain-as-previously-thought-heres-what-does-721131&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi988WnvZmGAxWN1TgGHbsKCh8QxfQBKAB6BAgSEAE">Rethinking the brain`s cleanup crew: Sleep does not detox brain as previously thought. Here`s what does</a></strong></p>

<p>Lack of sleep is a&nbsp;major&nbsp;problem in South Korea. South&nbsp;Korea’s&nbsp;National Assembly reports that its citizens get the least&nbsp;amount of&nbsp;sleep on average compared to other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations. They clock in at just 7 hours and 41 minutes per night,&nbsp;which is&nbsp;notably lower than the OECD average of 8 hours and 22 minutes.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;South Koreans participate in 'power nap' contest</strong></p>

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<p>India is also the&nbsp;world's&nbsp;second most sleep-deprived nation after Japan. A 2023 survey revealed that around 55 per cent of Indians&nbsp;aren't&nbsp;getting enough sleep or are sleeping for less than 6 hours. Another survey found that a whopping 88 per cent of Indians wake up multiple times during the night&nbsp;and&nbsp;at least 25 per cent of Indians say they&nbsp;suffer from insomnia.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Hundreds of South Koreans on Saturday (May 18) gathered in the capital Seoul for an unusual yet significant event: The sleeping contest. Dressed in sleepwear, people shut their eyes and got comfortable for one hour and 30 minutes at the Han River Park to send out an important message to fellow South Koreans and the world: Taking rest is important.

Hundreds of South Koreans on Saturday (May 18) gathered in the capital Seoul for an unusual yet significant event: The sleeping contest. Dressed in sleepwear, people shut their eyes and got comfortable for one hour and 30 minutes at the Han River Park to send out an important message to fellow South Koreans and the world: Taking rest is important. The event was held to raise awareness about the importance and significance of taking timely breaks and rests. To level up the challenges for participants, some distractions like feather tickling, whispering and mosquito noises were used. Then, their heart rate measurements were taken. The participant who experienced the largest deviation between the heart rate before and during the nap was to be declared the winner as it would indicate the best sleep quality. Event organisers and participants said they wanted to bring the world's attention to the importance of sleep and rest in a world that has become too challenging for many. “Our country is known for its competitive society, and the importance of sleep seems to be undervalued,” said Son Ji-hong, 24, who came to the contest with a neck pillow and sunglasses. Also read: Rethinking the brain`s cleanup crew: Sleep does not detox brain as previously thought. Here`s what does Lack of sleep is a major problem in South Korea. South Korea’s National Assembly reports that its citizens get the least amount of sleep on average compared to other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations. They clock in at just 7 hours and 41 minutes per night, which is notably lower than the OECD average of 8 hours and 22 minutes. Watch: South Koreans participate in 'power nap' contest × India is also the world's second most sleep-deprived nation after Japan. A 2023 survey revealed that around 55 per cent of Indians aren't getting enough sleep or are sleeping for less than 6 hours. Another survey found that a whopping 88 per cent of Indians wake up multiple times during the night and at least 25 per cent of Indians say they suffer from insomnia. (With inputs from agencies)

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‘You sleep you win’: Hundreds gather in South Korea for ‘power nap’ contest