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Andong Chajeon Nori
안동 차전놀이
A game using nori equipment called dongchae for team battle. Andong Chajeon Nori was designated as an intangible property and is the official name for the Chajeon or Dongchae Ssaum. The Andong Chajeon Nori has been passed down as two types of battles, including Bondongchae and Jjaegidongchae. Bondongchae was used in larger scale Chajeons, as it was passed down among villages in Andong, while Jjaegidongchae was a simple vehicle used in smaller scale Chajeons, specifically performed among adolesce
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Baduk
바둑
A two-player game taking turns to place black stones and white stones on a wooden board with a 19 x 19 grid to see who can occupy the most territory to win. Also called Wongi or Hyeokgi, Baduk originated in China and made its way to Goguryeo, becoming a hobby among the upper class. Given that Emperor Shun of ancient China taught Baduk to his son, Baduk retains a very long history, while Baduk boards used during the later Han Period have also been discovered. According to Gudangseo (the Old Book
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Baekjung Nori
백중놀이
A festive custom for farmers around Baekjung, a traditional holiday related to the full moon. Baekjung Nori is a seasonal folk custom consisting of a one-day feast around the beginning or middle of July, according to the lunar calendar, performed after all the major works of annual cultivation. During the day, the community work is completed, including cleaning the wells and the roads. All the households then prepare food and gather together to hold a party and share the food. At the beginning o
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Baet Nori
뱃놀이
A custom appreciating artwork on a boat in a river or pond. Baet Nori was mainly held by the yangban (the gentry of the Joseon Period), although it was enjoyed by various classes. Baet Nori for the yangban can be divided into two types: the Sojourn, where people stay on a boat in a specific area; and Excursion, where people move around over a relatively long period of time. Sojourn was typically a custom where people set a boat afloat near their home, whereas Excursion was a custom where people
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Bawijeol Maeul Hosang Nori
바위절마을 호상놀이
A custom transporting empty caskets through Bawijeol Village of Amsa-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul. The Bawijeol Maeul Hosang Nori is a custom where a seonsorikkun (a lead singer) and sangyeokkuns (people holding a casket) sing a song called Sangyeotsori in the night before a funeral. It was passed down primarily among the Moon Clan, who lived in Amsa-dong of Gangdong-gu until the town was incorporated into Seoul in 1963. The transporting stopped due to urbanization up until it was restored in 1990 a
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Bin Sangyeo Nori
빈 상여놀이
A custom simulating a funeral by carrying an empty bier on the shoulders the night before a burial. The Bin Sangyeo Nori is a performance by an apsorikkun (lead vocalist of funeral songs) and a group of sangdukkun (pallbearers) the night before carrying the coffin out the next morning in order to familiarize themselves with carrying it properly during the ceremony. Once the preparation of the coffin room is complete and the Seongbokje (a rite given before the funeral) is performed, the host fami
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Biseokchigi
비석치기
A game throwing a palm-sized flat stone, or performing a certain motion, to knock down another flat stone standing on the ground. Biseokchigi was a popular game nationwide while finding its popularity among young boys. There are two speculations about its name. One is that the game was named as Biseokchigi because it was started by kicking Songdeokbi (commemorative monuments) that honor the meritorious deeds of corrupt officials. Another is that it was named after another Korean word biseok (a f
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Bongjuk Nori
봉죽놀이
A custom wishing for a rich harvest of fish by fishing villages, having held up a bongjuk. A bongjuk (a flag symbolizing a full load of fish), which is an essential item of Bongjuk Nori, is originally a flag showing a ship with a full load of fish. When croakers were commonly caught, boats with a bongjuk were often witnessed during the croaker season. In this regard, the origin and history of Bongjuk Nori has a very strong tie with croaker fishing. Indeed, the ships that caught an abundance of c
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Bossaum
보싸움
A game competing to make a dam in a creek and crush the opponent’s dam by making it burst. Bossaum is also referred to as, Dam Wrecking. The dam is a bank for the irrigation of paddies or the blockage of a stream. In the past, there were no largescale reservoirs, resulting in an inadequate supply of water for rice farming, pushing farmers to depend greatly upon precipitation. When it was raining, people ran to their paddies with a shovel to open or close the irrigation gate and adjust the volume
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Byeokgolje Ssangnyong Nori
벽골제 쌍룡놀이
A custom consisting of a fight between a white dragon and a blue dragon, based on the Legend of Danya about the creation of Byeokgolje Reservoir. Byeokgolje Ssangnyong Nori was based on the Byeokgolje Reservoir (originally a region of Baekje), the reservoir with the longest documented history in Korea. It is related to rice farming and to a religious belief in the dragons of the Gimje and Mangyeong plains, the only plains of Korea that feature a full horizon. Also, it was developed into a play b
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