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Bbaengdeok’s mother from pansori “Simcheongga”

2020-07-08

Pansori singers in the old days used to think there were different levels of pansori. “Jeokbyeokga적벽가,” inspired by the Chinese classical ...

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Folksongs from the western provinces

2020-07-01

Folksongs feature different characteristics depending on the regions they originate from. Korean folksongs are classified into five main categories ...

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Variations of Chunhyangga

2020-06-24

Tomorrow, May 5th on the lunar calendar, is Dano단오, one of the four most significant traditional holidays of South Korea along with Seol설, Chuseok추석 ...

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Intangible Cultural Properties

2020-06-17

Jindo in southern South Korea is known to have produced a host of master singers and intangible cultural properties with exceptional singing talents. ...

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Traditional Wind Instruments of Korea

2020-06-10

Musical instruments were quite valued during the Unified Silla period, so much so that instruments like the geomungo거문고 or the manpasikjeok만파식적 ...

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Firewood and woodcutters

2020-06-03

In the old days, when there was no electricity or gasoline, people would go up to the mountains to chop wood for heating and cooking. It was a big chore ...

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Buddhistic influence on Korean music

2020-05-27

Buddhism has exerted broad influence on Korean culture ever since it was introduced to Korea many centuries ago. Buddha’s birthday, therefore, ...

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Fishing

2020-05-20

The original name of the yellow corvina was “Jongeo종어” which means the ultimate fish. It must have been named as such to indicate its ...

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Beggars

2020-05-13

Back in the old days, even beggars had a sense of pride and shame. Although they had to beg for food, they were willing to give something in return. If ...

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Love of parents

2020-05-06

In the old days, people living in a village were practically family. There is a Korean saying that goes ‘a close neighbor is better than a distant ...

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