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Andong Bronze Bridge-Walking
안동놋다리밟기 ( 安東- , Andong Notdari Bapgi )
Andong Notdari Bapgi (Kor. 안동놋다리밟기, Chin. 安東-, lit. Andong bronze bridge-walking) is a collective game played by the women of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province after the sunset on the Great Full Moon Day (the fifteenth of the first lunar month). In 1985 Andong Notdari Bapgi was designated as North Gyeongsang Province Intangible Cultural Treasure No. 7. The word notdari (Kor. 놋다리) might mean “brass bridge” (Chin. 銅橋) or “bridge as hard as brass”. According to another theory, notdari is a phonetic
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Assorted Pancakes
연병 ( 連餠 , Yeonbyeong )
Yeonbyeong (Kor. 연병, Chin. 連餠, lit. tied cake) refers to pancake rolls that are filled with sweetened sesame, red beans, or a variety of steamed and seasoned vegetables. The outer layer consists of thin dough made from wheat flour and baked on a frying pan. This layer is then filled in order to form a tubular shape. This festival dish is also known as milssam (Kor. 밀쌈, lit. wheat wrap). A luxury variation of yeonbyeong, developed in the royal palace and aristocratic families, is called gujeolpan
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Autumn Mountain Picnic
등고 ( 登高 , Deunggo )
Deunggo (Kor. 등고, Chin. 登高, lit. mountain climbing) was a custom observed on Jungyangjeol (Kor. 중양절, Chin. 重陽節, the ninth of the ninth lunar month). People would climb a mountain in their neighborhood to watch the autumn foliage and enjoy poetry and wine. This autumn outing is also known as gukhwa nori (Kor. 국화놀이), jungyang nori (Kor. 중양놀이, Chin. 重陽-), jungyang pungchaeyu (Kor. 중양풍채유, Chin. 重陽楓菜遊) or sihoe (Kor. 시회, Chin. 詩會). According to the “Xu Qizie Ji” (Kor. 속제해기, Chin. 續齊諧記, All Writings o
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Beakjung Cattle Festival
백중제 ( 百中祭 , Baekjungje )
Baekjungje (Kor. 백중제, Chin. 百中祭) is the name of a traditional folk festival that takes place across Jeju Island on the day of Baekjung (Kor. 백중, Chin. 百中, Buddhist All Soul’s Day, fifteenth of the seventh lunar month). The festival is organized by the livestock farmers and cattle herders, and the goal is to pray for the safety, health and fertility of horses, cows and pigs. Baekjungje is also known as Teurikoseo (Kor. 테우리코서) and Swemengjil (Kor. 쉐멩질). Cows, horses and pigs are the three mo
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Between the Old and New
신구간 ( 新舊間 , Singugan )
Singugan (Kor. 신구간, Chin. 新舊間, lit. between the old and new) is the approximately one-week long period from the fifth day after the solar term Daehan (Kor. 대한, Chin. 大寒, Great Cold) to the third day before the solar term Ipchun (Kor. 입춘, Chin. 立春, Beginning of Spring). On Jeju Island, this is believed to be the only time when one can move or repair one’s house without any harmful consequences. According to folk belief, during this period between Daehan, the last seasonal term of an old year, and
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Bridge-Walking
다리밟기 ( 踏桥 , Dari Bapgi )
Dari-bapgi (Kor. 다리밟기, lit. treading on the bridge) is the custom of walking on a bridge during the night of the first full moon of the year (Great Full Moon Festival, the fifteenth of the first lunar month). It can also be referred to with the Sino-Korean word ‘dapgyo’ (Kor. 답교, Chin. 踏橋). The custom is documented in the Jibong Yuseol (Kor. 지봉유설, Chin. 芝峯類說, Topical Discourses of Jibong) written during the reign of King Seonjo (1552-1608). In this book, bridge-walking is recorded under the name
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Buddhist All Souls' Day
백중 ( 百中 , Baekjung )
Baekjung (Kor. 백중, Chin. 百中, Buddhist All Soul’s Day) is a major summer folk festival falling on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. By this time Korean farmers could take a brief period of rest after one of the busiest farming periods of the year. They usually spent the day refreshing themselves by enjoying food and drink, and playing games. The festival was also referred to by other names such as Baekjong (Kor. 백종, Chin. 百種, lit. Hundred Kinds), Jungwonil (Kor. 중원일, Chin. 中元日,
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Bukcheong Lion Play
북청사자놀음 ( 北靑獅子- , Bukcheong Saja Noreum )
Bukcheong Saja Noreum (Kor. 북청사자놀음, Chin. 北靑獅子-, lit. Bukcheong Lion Play) is a mask play performed on the Great Full Moon Day (the fifteenth of the first lunar month) in the Bukcheong-gun area of South Hamgyeong Province. In 1967 the performance was designated as Important Intangible Cultural Treasure No. 15. This dance drama was held in all villages within Bukcheong-gun’s jurisdiction, i.e. in eleven myeon and three eup. Prior to the festival between the fourth and fourteenth of the first luna
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Burning the Moon House
달집태우기 ( 烧月亮屋 , Daljip Taeugi )
Daljip taeugi (Kor. 달집태우기, lit. burning the Moon House) was a festive folk custom celebrating the Great Full Moon Festival, which fell on the fifteenth of the first lunar month. During this festival, participants built daljip (Kor. 달집, lit. moon house), a large bonfire structure, with fresh branches of a pine tree and other logs, and set it on fire with the rise of the full moon, praying for fortune and prevention from evil. The custom is referred to by different names according to the region, w
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Card Gambling
투전 ( 鬪錢 , Tujeon )
Tujeon (Kor. 투전, Chin. 鬪錢/鬪牋/投牋) is a card game played with long rectangular numbered cards decorated with animal motifs and characters on one side. The cards are made with oiled paper and are 10 to 20cm long and approximately the width of a finger. A deck can consist of 25, 40, 50, 60 or 80 cards with the 40-card deck being the most widely used. There are a variety of games that use tujeon cards; in most of these games the player who accumulates the highest-numbered cards wins. So
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