Erecting the Grain Pole
Byeotgaritdae (Kor. 볏가릿대, lit. grain pole) is a long pole with bags containing various grains such a
Korean Seasonal CustomsByeotgaritdae (Kor. 볏가릿대, lit. grain pole) is a long pole with bags containing various grains such a
Korean Seasonal CustomsGanggang sullae (Kor. 강강술래) is a female-centered ring dance performed on the night of Chuseok (Kor.
Korean Seasonal CustomsSingugan (Kor. 신구간, Chin. 新舊間, lit. between the old and new) is the approximately one-week long peri
Korean Seasonal CustomsYeonnalligi (Kor. 연날리기, Chin. 鳶-, kite flying) is a popular folk game played in winter. The frame of
Korean Seasonal CustomsDeulnoreum (Kor. 들놀음, Chin. 野遊, lit. field play) is a traditional mask play held during the Great Fu
Korean Seasonal CustomsTuho (Kor. 투호, Chin. 投壺, lit. throwing into a vase) is a game in which players are divided into two
Korean Seasonal CustomsBaeyeonsingut (Kor. 배연신굿) and daedonggut (Kor. 대동굿) are ceremonies held with the purpose of praying
Korean Seasonal CustomsGisebae (Kor. 기세배, Chin. 旗歲拜, lit. New Year’s flag greetings) is a custom observed during Jeongwol D
Korean Seasonal CustomsPaengi chigi (Kor. 팽이치기) refers to top spinning, a favorite winter pastime for children in tradition
Korean Seasonal CustomsTraditional Korean tightrope-walking performance is referred to as jultagi (Kor. 줄타기) and, in contra
Korean Seasonal CustomsGoldongmyeon (Kor. 골동면, Chin. 骨董麵) is the name of a dish that consists of buckwheat noodles topped w
Korean Seasonal CustomsDaehan (Kor. 대한, Chin. 大寒, lit. Great Cold) is the last of the twenty-four solar terms. It occurs in
Korean Seasonal CustomsHwatu (Kor. 화투, Chin. 花鬪, lit. flower fight) is a game played with a deck of forty-eight cards compr
Korean Seasonal CustomsThe twenty-third of the twenty-four solar terms, Sohan (Kor. 소한, Chin. 小寒, lit. Slight Cold), falls
Korean Seasonal CustomsSeokjeon (Kor. 석전, Chin. 石戰, lit. stone fight) was a team game in which two opposing teams threw sto
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