Korean entertainment
Korean people love sports very much. Wrestling is their ancient sport and entertainment. Playing football is a popular sports activity for men. Yanbian is known as the "Hometown of Football". Swinging and springboarding are Korean women's favorite entertainment and sports activities.
Springboard: a traditional Korean sport. Popular in the Korean-inhabited areas of Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning. It is mostly held during the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of the participants are women. During the competition, groups of 2-4 people stand on both ends of a seesaw about 5 meters long. There are two types of "drawing" and "performance". "Drawing" puts a ball of thread at each end of the seesaw, pulls out the thread and ties it to the competitor's ankle. Within the specified time, the winner is determined by the length and height of the thread drawn when the competitor bounces. "Performance" includes optional actions and prescribed actions, and is mainly scored based on the difficulty and posture of the contestants' jumping movements.
Swinging: Also called "swinging", it is a traditional Korean sport, especially loved by women, who often compete in this event. There are several ways to judge the winner during the competition: one is to target the leaves or flowers on the tall trees in front of the swing frame, and the one who touches or bites off the leaves (flowers) with his feet wins; the other is to hang a tree under the pedal. A long rope is used to measure the height of the swing, and the taller one wins; another method is to erect two tree poles in front of the swing frame, with a rope tied with a bell stretched across the pole. The swinger determines by the number of times he touches the bell. Win or lose.
Wrestling: The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, known as the "Hometown of Wrestling," has a long history of wrestling. Every Dragon Boat Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival, wrestlers from all over the world gather to compete for the championship. People often choose a fat ox as a prize for the winner. During the competition, both sides put on special clothes and tied a bunch of white straps on their right legs. Each put their left glove into the opponent's belt, and grabbed the other side's belt with their right hand. At the referee's command, both sides stood up at the same time to compete. After many rounds of competition, the winner led the ox around the arena amidst the sound of gongs and drums.
Tie Lien Ji: Korean martial arts has a history of more than 500 years. Martial arts routines are mainly based on equipment, among which "Tie Lien Ji" is a famous equipment. Tielianji is similar to the Dashaozi in traditional Chinese martial arts. There is a ring at the end of a shoulder-high stick, with three short joints arranged in a radial shape connected to the ring. The length is more than a foot. When dancing, the stick is held in both hands. The style is brave and the range of control is large. There are smashing, swinging and sweeping. , wrap, cover, frame, grid and other techniques, combined with a variety of body shapes, are extremely exciting.
Walking on top of an urn: a traditional Korean sports activity. Mainly popular in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province. It is often held after work, and all participants are women. Before the start of the competition, participants stand on the starting line with a urn filled with 10 kilograms of water on their heads. After the referee gives the order, they walk quickly. Each race is 100 meters or 200 meters long. When walking, the winner is the one who does not fall over the urn, does not splash water, and reaches the finish line first.
Korean clothing
Korean people prefer plain white clothing to show cleanliness, simplicity, and generosity. Therefore, the Korean people have been known as the "white-clothed nation" since ancient times and call themselves " Compatriots in white." Women wear short clothes and long skirts, which is also a major feature of Korean women's clothing. The short coat is called "Zegori" in Korean. It is a kind of clothing with a slant collar, no buttons and knotted with a belt, and only covers the chest; the long skirt, also called "Qima" in Korean, has thin pleats at the waist and is loose. elegant. Most of these clothes are sewn from silk and come in bright colors. Korean men generally wear plain short jackets and waistcoats, and trousers with wide legs and tied with ribbons. When going out, they usually wear long robes with a diagonal placket and a knotted cloth belt. Now they wear uniforms or suits instead.
The diet of the Korean people
The main food of the Korean people is generally rice and millet. Supplemented by fish, eggs, dairy products and seafood products, it is basically vegetarian, which is obviously different from the people who eat meat. Spicy kimchi is an indispensable dish in the diet. In addition, cakes, cold noodles, miso soup, chili and dog meat are also their favorites.
Da Gao: One of the favorite traditional foods of the Korean people.
The history of making cakes is relatively long. It has been recorded in Korean literature as early as the 18th century. At that time, making cakes was called "Yinjue cake", and Yinjue cake was called one of the traditional foods. Nowadays, every family uses cakes to entertain relatives and friends during festivals or weddings. As the name suggests, cakes are beaten out. The raw material of cake is mainly glutinous rice. In places where glutinous rice is not produced, millet or millet is used; in addition to red beans, soybeans, mung beans, pine nuts, chestnuts, red dates, sesame seeds, etc. can also be used as the bean flour ingredients. When making, first wash out the sticky rice and steam it, place it in a cake making trough or on a stone slab, and use a cake beating mallet to break the rice grains and stick them together. When eating, dip a knife in water and cut into small pieces, then eat with cake noodles.
Korean cold noodles: one of the traditional Korean foods. Korean cold noodles have a long history. According to Japanese historical records, in the first half of the 17th century, the Korean monk Cheonjin introduced the method of making cold noodles to Japan. Korean people not only like to eat cold noodles in the hot summer, but also like to sit on the kangtou and eat cold noodles even in the cold winter months. Especially every year at noon on the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Korean family has the custom of eating cold noodles together. According to folklore, eating noodles on this day can "live a hundred years", so cold noodles are also called "longevity noodles". The main raw materials of cold noodles are buckwheat flour, wheat flour and starch. It can also be made with corn flour, sorghum flour, elm bark flour and potato starch. The method is to add starch and water to buckwheat noodles and mix them into noodles. After cooking, cool them with cold water and add sesame oil, chili, pickles, soybean and beef soup. It tastes cool, refreshing and delicious.
Erming wine: Drinking "Erming wine" is a Korean custom. On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people drink Erming wine on an empty stomach to wish for hearing. This wine is not specially made. All wine drank on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called "Erming wine".
Dog Meat Soup in Dog Meat Sauce: Dog Meat Soup in Dog Meat Sauce: Dog Meat Soup is the hottest season in the year. However, the Korean people have the custom of killing dogs and eating hot dog soup during the dog days of summer. This kind of miso soup has a unique flavor. Eating dog meat miso soup can be a great supplement during the dog days of summer. Most Koreans love to eat dog meat. However, it is absolutely not allowed to eat dog meat during festivals or during weddings and weddings. This is a custom and etiquette.
Five-grain rice: Koreans have been eating five-grain rice for a long time. During the Silla Kingdom, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was called the "Wu Ji Day", and grains and rice were used to sacrifice crows. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, farmers use glutinous rice, yellow rice, millet, sorghum rice, and adzuki beans to make five-grain rice. They also take some and put them in the cow trough to see which one the cow eats first, which indicates which grain will have a good harvest that year. This custom is still spread among the people today.
Rice wine: a drink that Koreans love to drink. Rice wine is a good drink for them to entertain guests. If a guest comes, the host will always bring a bowl of home-brewed rice wine. This wine is slightly whiter than rice wine and has a slightly sweet taste. This rice wine has a lot of staying power. When the elders are drinking together, you should move your head to the side and drink. Do not raise a glass and drink in front of the elders, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the elders.
Spicy cabbage: one of the favorite traditional foods of the Korean people. Every winter, after the Chinese cabbage comes down, they start making spicy cabbage. At this time, no matter in rural or urban areas, every family has to cook, ranging from a few hundred kilograms to a thousand kilograms, because they need to continue to eat until the spring of the next year. Spicy cabbage is fragrant and refreshing. It has the effects of relieving fatigue and hangover, aiding digestion and increasing appetite. It is not only a common dish at home, but also can be served at banquets. Therefore, it is very popular and has become an indispensable dish in the Korean daily diet.
Residence of the Korean people
The villages of the Korean people are mostly located on the flat land under the hillside. There are two common types of houses in the countryside: thatched houses and tile houses. Most of the buildings in the village face south, southeast, or southwest. There are tile-roofed houses and thatched houses, and the exterior walls of the houses are mostly painted white. The roof consists of four slopes. The upper cover of the main room is in the shape of a large "herringbone". The slopes of the two wings are smaller and covered with straw or gray tiles. Each house has one or four doors and windows on the front. There are usually doors and windows at the back. The room is generally divided into bedrooms, guest rooms, kitchens and warehouses. Some built side rooms in the main house to serve as housing and warehouses. The indoor kang is paved with adobe bricks or flat stones. Take off your shoes when you enter the house and sit on the Kang. The outdoor roof foundation is 60-70 cm above the ground, and there are steps outside.
All entertainment activities were attended by the whole village. Onlookers beat drums and cheered, and it was extremely lively. The winner sings, dances and celebrates his victory. In the evening, everyone holds torches and goes up to the height of Dongshan Mountain to welcome the full moon. Whoever is lucky that year can see the rising full moon. After welcoming the full moon, men, women and children step on the bridge under the moonlight. Stepping on the bridge is also called stepping on the bridge. The words "bridge" and "leg" in Korean have the same pronunciation, and "bridge" means leg training. When stepping on the bridge, each person has to go back and forth on the bridge several times to dozens of times. The number of times must be equal to his or her age in order to pray for blessings and prevent disasters.
Baby Birthday Day: the baby’s first birthday day. In Korean life rites, the baby's first anniversary is the most important. The baby's first anniversary is also celebrated with great pomp and ceremony. When the baby's birthday comes, the baby's mother dresses herself up beautifully, then puts the baby in an elaborate national costume, and then carries the baby to the prepared birthday table so that the baby can "look over" it specially. The "prey" set out for him. There will be some cakes, candies, food, pens, books, guns and other symbolic things placed on the table. After the guests have arrived, the baby's mother asks the baby to take whatever he likes from the various things on the table. When the child reaches for something from the table, the guests cheer and say cheering words. This process is called the "ritual" of the baby receiving the birthday table. In some places, it is still customary for the elderly to put a ball of plain white thread around their children's necks to express their hope that the child will become a pure white person like the snow-white ball of thread and live as long as the long thread.
Hair Washing Festival: The 15th day of the sixth lunar month is the Korean hair washing festival. This day is regarded as an auspicious day. In the early morning, men, women and children go to the river to wash their hair. Legend has it that washing your hair with the eastward flowing stream is very auspicious. In the evening, people also hold a hair-washing banquet at home and sing hair-washing songs. Then the whole family, old and young, sit together happily and have a sumptuous dinner.
Return to Wedding Day: Among Korean family festivals, the most solemn is "Return to Wedding Day", also known as "Return to Wedding Day", which is the 60th wedding anniversary. The following three conditions must be met to hold the Wedding Festival: first, the old couple are alive; second, the biological children are alive; third, the grandchildren have not died in infancy. If one of the biological children or grandchildren dies, the Return Marriage Festival cannot be held. Therefore, it is a great honor for any family to hold a wedding festival. Relatives and friends come to congratulate each other. An old couple puts on the wedding attire of their youth and supports each other to sit down. Everyone frequently raises glasses to bless each other, which is better than that of young people. The wedding was more lively and grand.
June 1st: "June 1st" is the International Children's Day, but it has evolved into a new national holiday in Yanbian. In Yanbian, people regard the "June 1" Children's Day activity as an important child-friendly activity. On the day of "June 1", the streets are often empty, and people dressed in festive costumes flock to the park for garden activities.
Customs of the Korean people
Etiquette: The Korean people pay attention to the kindness of the husband and the filial piety of the son. The eldest son supports his parents. People despise unfilial and disrespectful people and behaviors. Young Koreans must use honorifics when speaking to their elders, and they should also use honorifics when they meet for the first time. When eating, only the elders can use their chopsticks before the rest of the group can eat. When eating, the spoon should be placed in the soup bowl. If it is placed on the table, it means that you have finished eating. When walking with the elders, the young people must walk behind. If there is an emergency and they have to go ahead, they must explain the reason to the elders.
Sixtieth birthday banquet: Every Korean family attaches great importance to the 60th birthday of the elderly. On the 60th anniversary of their parents' birth, the children will hold a "Sixtieth Birthday Banquet" (also called the Sixtieth Birthday Ceremony) for the elderly. At the 60th anniversary banquet, children and relatives gather together happily. The old couple puts on new clothes and sits in the middle. The children in costumes sit in a row in order of seniority. At the beginning of the birthday celebration, starting from the eldest son and his wife, and ending with the grandson, they poured wine and knelt down to bless the old man in turn, thanking the old man for his hard work and nurturing grace. After the ceremony, the children entertained their relatives and friends warmly.
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