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Ipchun, the beginning of spring

2015-02-04

Today is Ipchun, the beginning of spring according to Korea’s seasonal calendar. In the old days, Korean people used the lunar calendar, based on ...

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The Faithful Son who Turned into Tiger

2015-01-29

Once upon a time, a man with the last name Hong lived with his wife and mother. The family of three lived happily and peacefully until the old mother ...

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The lives and social roles of clowns

2015-01-28

There was once a married clown couple in Joseon. They were poor, having to perform on the streets to make a living, but they were in love and content ...

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Asadal and his Wife Asanyeo

2015-01-22

Gyeongju is an ancient city in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula. It’s home to one of the most beautiful and renowned Buddhist temples ...

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Memories, Heung-taryeong, A passage from Heungbo-ga

2015-01-21

Im Bang-ul was a master singer whose career spanned from the Japanese colonial period to the 1960s. He soared to stardom when he performed “Ssukdaemeori,” ...

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The Rock of Filial Piety

2015-01-15

Filial piety is one of the important aspects of traditional Korean culture. Along with loyalty to one’s country, serving one’s parents with devotion ...

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Plum blossoms, gayageum sanjo, seonbi culture

2015-01-14

It seems we’re right in the middle of winter, but in the old days people thought that spring actually started getting ready to return around dongji ...

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The Three Wishes

2015-01-08

A long time ago, there lived a married couple in a village. The man and his wife were good-hearted people, and they were always willing to share everything ...

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Etiquette music, Arirang, military music

2015-01-07

Etiquette music called “yeak” was a principle of governance during the Joseon Dynasty. “Ye” means etiquette and “ak” music, and you might wonder ...

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The New “Story of Simcheong,” the Return of a Korean Traditional Musical

2014-12-30

This is a scene from “Simcheong Is Coming,” the madangnori version of one of Korea’s most well-known folk stories, “The Story of Simcheong.” Much ...

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