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10. Getbol (Tidal flat) (갯벌) Korea's tidal flat is one of the world's top five tidal flats and is considered the highest peak among Korea's ecological and cultural symbols. 11. Pungsu. (풍수) Pungsu (풍수, 風水) is a traditional Korean environmental idea and natural ecology that condenses the wisdom of ancestors' lives.
A Korean proverb (Korean: 속담, Sok-dam) is a concise idiom in the Korean language which describes a fact in a metaphorical way for instruction or satire. [1] The term 속담 (Sok-dam, Korean proverb) was first used in Korea during the Joseon Dynasty , but proverbs were in use much earlier.
The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons, or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and of its culture. Since the division of the Korean peninsula in 1948, South Korea has retained traditional symbols to distinguish from the ...
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese culture, South Korea split on its own path of cultural development away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1945.
The Animation Korean Folklore is an animation based on Korean folk literature, and was created by faithfully following the narrative structure of the tales. "Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time" is also one of the representative animations based on Korean folklore. It was also based on Korean folk literature.
The Four Ceremonial Occasions (Korean: 관혼상제; Hanja: 冠婚喪祭; RR: Gwanhonsangje). [1] The four rites of passage celebrated in this tradition are the coming of age (Gwallye; 관례), marriage (Hollye; 혼례), death, or the funeral rites (Sangrye; 상례), and rites venerating the ancestors (Jerye; 제례). The word Gwanhonsangje an ...
Dol or doljanchi (Korean: 돌; 돌잔치) is a Korean tradition that celebrates a baby's first birthday.. The tradition has been practiced since the early Joseon period. The ceremony typically involves the ritual offering of a samsinsang to gods that watch over the child, the preparation of a dolsang with various foods and ritual objects, and a doljabi (based on the Chinese zhuazhou), where ...
Hongik Ingan is the official educational motto of South Korea. [1] The phrase can be translated to English as "To broadly benefit the human world". [2] Hongik Ingan was the founding principle of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, and the first major idea conceptualized by its founding king, Dangun Wanggeom.