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Korean people love sports very much. Wrestling is their ancient sports and entertainment. Playing football is a popular sport for men. Yanbian is known as the hometown of football. Swing and springboard are the favorite entertainment and sports activities of Korean women.
Springboard: a traditional sport of Korean nationality. Popular in Korean-inhabited areas in Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning. Most of them are held on Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Most of the participants are women. During the competition, 2-4 people stand at the two ends of a seesaw about 5 meters long, which has two types: "drawing the line" and "performing". "Line-drawing" is to put a ball of thread at both ends of the seesaw, and tie the drawn thread to the ankle of the competitor. Within a specified time, the winner or loser is judged by the length and height of the thread drawn by the competitor when bouncing. There are two kinds of "performance": optional action and prescribed action, which are mainly scored according to the difficulty and posture of the contestants' jumping action.
Swing: Also known as "Swing", it is a traditional Korean sport, especially loved by women, and it is often played. There are several ways to evaluate the winners in the competition: one is to take the leaves or flowers on the tall tree in front of the swing frame as the target, and those who touch or bite off the leaves (flowers) with their feet will win; One is to hang a long rope under the pedal and measure the height of the swing. The highest one wins. Another is to erect two tree poles in front of the swing frame, and pull a rope with bells horizontally on the poles. The swingers decide the outcome by the number of times they ring the bells.
Wrestling: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province, known as the "hometown of wrestling", has a long history of wrestling. Every Dragon Boat Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival, four wrestlers gather to compete for the championship, and people often choose a fat ox as a prize for the winner. During the competition, both sides put on special clothes, tied a white belt on their right legs, put their left hands into each other's belts, and grabbed each other's belts with their right hands. When the referee gave the order, both sides stood up at the same time, and after many rounds of contests, the winner led the ox around the field in the sound of gongs and drums.
Tielianji: Korean Wushu has a history of more than 5 years, and the martial arts routines are mainly instruments, among which Tielianji is a famous instrument. Tielian is very similar to the big tip of Chinese traditional martial arts. At the end of a shoulder-high stick, there is a ring, which is sleeved with three short joints arranged in a radial direction, and the length is more than feet. When you dance, you can hold the stick with both hands. The style is brave, the control range is wide, and there are techniques such as smashing, swinging, sweeping, winding, covering, shelving and grilling, which are extremely wonderful.
Top-jar Race Walking: a traditional Korean sports activity, which is mainly popular in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province. Often held after work, the participants are all women. Before the start of the competition, the participants first stood on the starting line with a earthen jar with 1 Jin of water on their heads. After the referee gave the order, they sprinted, with each race lasting 1 or 2 meters. When you leave, the winner is the one who won't fall, the water won't spill and the one who reaches the finish line first.
Korean costumes
Koreans prefer plain white clothes to show cleanliness, cleanliness, simplicity and generosity, so Koreans have been called "white people" since ancient times and call themselves "white compatriots". Women wear short dresses and long skirts, which is also a major feature of Korean women's clothing. Short coat is called "high profit" in Korean, which is a kind of clothes with oblique collar and no buckle and tied with a belt, covering only the chest; Long skirt, also known as "Chima" in Korean, is loose and elegant with fine pleats at the waist. This kind of clothes is mostly made of silk and has bright colors. Korean men usually wear a plain jacket with a waistcoat, trousers with wide trouser legs and ribbons tied at the trouser legs. When I go out, I wear a robe tied with a cloth belt, but now I wear a uniform or a suit.
Korean diet
The main food of Korean people is 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, they also like cakes, cold noodles, miso soup, peppers and dog meat very much.
DaGao: one of the traditional foods that Koreans love most. The history of cake-making is relatively long, which was recorded in the Korean literature as early as the 18th century. At that time, cake-making was called "attracting cake" and it was called one of the traditional foods. Nowadays, every family treats relatives and friends with cakes on holidays or weddings and funerals. As the name implies, the cake is made. The raw material for making cakes is mainly glutinous rice. Where glutinous rice is not produced, millet or millet is used; Besides adzuki bean, soybean, mung bean, pine nuts, chestnuts, red dates, sesame seeds, etc. can also be used as the raw materials of the sprinkled bean noodles. When making, first clean the sticky rice, steam it, put it in a cake-beating trough or on a slate, and break the rice grains together with a cake-beating hammer. When eating, cut it into small pieces with a knife dipped in water and eat it with cake noodles.
Korean cold noodles: one of the traditional Korean foods. North Korea has a long history of cold noodles. According to Japanese historical records, in the first half of the 17th century, the Korean monk Tianzhen spread the method of making cold noodles to Japan. Korean people not only like to eat cold noodles in hot summer, but also like to sit on the kang and eat cold noodles even in cold winter. Especially from noon on the fourth day of the first lunar month every year, Koreans have the custom of eating cold noodles with their whole family. 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, and can also be made of corn flour, sorghum flour, elm bark flour and potato starch. The method is to add starch and water to buckwheat noodles, mix them into noodles, cool them with cold water after cooking, and add sesame oil, pepper, kimchi, beef sauce and beef soup to make them cool and refreshing, and taste delicious.
Erming Liquor: It is the custom of Korean people to drink Erming Liquor. On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first month, I drink Erming wine on an empty stomach to wish my ears to be alert. This wine is not specially made. Any wine I drink on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first month is called "Erming wine".
dog dog sauce soup: dog dog is the hottest season in a year. However, Koreans have the custom of killing dogs and eating dog hot soup in dog days. This sauce soup has a special flavor, which can be greatly supplemented by eating dog meat sauce soup in dog days. Most Koreans like to eat dog meat. However, it is absolutely forbidden to eat dog meat during festivals or weddings and funerals. This is a custom and a courtesy.
Five-grain rice: Koreans have been eating five-grain rice for a long time. Silla national time; Call the 15th day of the first month "the Day of Avoidance", and sweep crows with five grains of rice. On the fifteenth day of the first month, farmers make five-grain rice with glutinous rice, rhubarb rice, millet, sorghum rice and adzuki beans. Also put some in the cow trough to see which kind of food the cows eat first, which means what kind of food can be harvested this year. This custom is still circulating among the people.
rice wine: a favorite drink of Koreans. Rice wine is a good product for them to entertain guests. If a guest comes to visit, the host always brings a bowl of rice wine brewed by himself. This wine is a little whiter than yellow rice wine, and it is also slightly sweet. This rice wine is full of stamina. When the elders drink together, they should move their heads to the side to drink, and never raise their glasses and drink in front of the elders, otherwise it is disrespectful to the elders.
spicy cabbage: one of the traditional foods that Koreans love most. Every winter, after the Chinese cabbage comes down, they begin to make spicy cabbage. At this time, whether in rural areas or towns, every family has to do it, ranging from a few hundred kilograms to a thousand kilograms, because it will continue to eat until the next spring. Spicy cabbage, fragrant and refreshing, has the effects of relieving boredom and hangover, helping digestion and increasing appetite. It is not only a regular dish at home on weekdays, but also a banquet. Therefore, it is very popular and has become an indispensable dish in the daily diet of Koreans.
Korean people live
Korean villages are mostly located on the flat land under the hillside. There are two common forms in the countryside: straw house and tile house. Most of the buildings in the village face south or southeast and southwest, with tile houses and straw houses, and the walls of the houses are painted white. The roof is composed of four inclined planes. The upper cover of the main room is in a big herringbone shape, and the slopes of the two wings are small, covered with straw or gray tiles. Open one or four doors on the front of each house, and open windows at the same time. There are also doors and windows at the back. Rooms are generally divided into bedrooms, guest rooms, kitchens and warehouses. Some built wing rooms in the main rooms as houses and warehouses. Indoor flat kang is paved with adobe or flat buried flaky. Take off your shoes and sit on the kang. The outdoor house foundation is 6-7 cm from the ground, and there are steps outside.
Marriage of Koreans
In terms of marriage, Koreans are monogamous, and according to traditional customs, close relatives, the same clan and the same surname are not allowed to marry. It is a common custom that "the man is in charge of the outside and the woman is in charge of the inside". Before liberation, marriages were arranged by parents, and early marriage was common, and there were also phenomena such as husbands and child brides. The marriage custom of Korean people has to go through six rituals from matchmaking to marriage, namely, "accepting gifts", "asking names", "Naji", "accepting coins", "inviting dates" and "welcoming guests". The "Nacai" gift is a gift given by the groom's family when proposing marriage to the bride's family. The "name-asking" ceremony is a ritual for divining the bride's future luck and asking her mother's name The "Naji" ceremony is for the groom's family to inform the bride's family of an auspicious day. The "cash-receiving" gift is a gift such as blue satin and red satin that the groom's family gives to the bride. The "invitation" gift is that the groom's family sends the selected wedding date to the bride's family in writing for comments, and the bride's family will reply according to the girl's specific situation. "Wedding ceremony", that is, the bride's family will reply according to the girl's specific situation. "Wedding ceremony", that is, the groom greets the bride, is also the most grand. The ceremony of Korean wedding is very complicated. In Yanbian, the wedding is usually held in two stages: first at the bride's house and then at the groom's house. Held at the bride's house is called the "groom's wedding", and held at the groom's house is called the "bride's wedding". The groom's wedding is generally carried out in the order of goose-laying ceremony, worship ceremony, sexual intercourse ceremony and banquet ceremony. After staying at the bride's house for three days, the groom went home alone, and then the bride waited for the selected auspicious day to be welcomed to the groom's house. The groom's house also set up a wedding banquet for the bride. The next day, the bride and her husband's family recognized each other, gave gifts and were invited to entertain. At this point, the wedding ended. Korean people generally don't divorce after getting married. They hold a ceremony to offer wooden geese at the wedding, which symbolizes the wish of husband and wife to grow old together.
Funeral of Koreans
Most Koreans are buried in the earth, and cremation is also practiced in some areas. After the death of the Korean elderly, relatives are not allowed to wash their faces, have their hair cut or eat dry food for three days, and they must wear mourning. When relatives and friends come to pay their respects, they first kowtow in the first three days of the body, and then kowtow to each other with the relatives of the deceased. Burial must be held on a single day. Dress the dead in new clothes when they are leaving, and burn the old clothes. Buried in three days. Before burial, please ask Mr. Feng Shui to choose a cemetery. The cemetery should be located on the sunny side of the hillside with the head facing the top of the mountain and the feet facing down. After burial, the grave is offered with offerings and prostration. In the future, we should worship for three days in a row, and offer sacrifices before meals: on the first day, offering sacrifices is called "the first cloud", on the second day, it is called "worshipping the cloud", and on the third day, bringing offerings to the graveyard is called "the third cloud". In the future, every birthday, death day, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival of the deceased will be sacrificed.
Korean festivals
Korean festivals are basically the same as Han festivals. The main festivals in a year are Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, there are three family festivals, namely, the baby's first birthday, the "Jia Hui Festival" (6th birthday) and the "Wedding Returning Festival" (6th wedding anniversary).
Korean Spring Festival: Korean people who can sing and dance have a colorful holiday life. On New Year's Eve, the whole family stayed up all night, and the music of ancient gayageum and Dong Xiao brought people into a new realm. During the festival, men, women and children indulge in singing and dancing, pressing springboard and tug-of-war, etc., and the competition field is very lively, and people are eager to watch. On the fifteenth night of the first month, a traditional celebration meeting was held, and several old people boarded the wooden "moon-looking frame" to see the bright moon first, which meant that his children and grandchildren were healthy and all the best. Then, everyone sang and danced around the lighted "Full Moon Building" with the music of long drums, flutes and suona until they enjoyed themselves.
Shangyuan Festival: a traditional Chinese New Year festival for Koreans. It is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year, and the festival lasts for one day. On this day, North Korea will send lanterns to the ancestral graves first, then put lanterns in the hall, hang sky lanterns in the courtyard, hang wall lanterns on both sides of the courtyard door, and put lanterns in the river. On this day, we have to take medicine and rice, rice with five grains and drink conger wine. Medicinal rice takes glutinous rice and bee honey as basic raw materials. Mix jujube, chestnuts, pine nuts, etc. and cook. Because the raw materials of medicinal rice are expensive and difficult to get together, it is generally replaced by five kinds of "five-in-one rice" made of rice, millet, rhubarb rice, glutinous rice and rice beans. Looking forward to the bumper harvest of grain that year. There were many games on the Lantern Festival. In the past, there were torch wars, car wars, tug-of-war and so on. Torch war, that is, fire race, depends on whose torch is the brightest and burns the longest. Car fighting is stronger than whose car. All the entertainment activities are attended by the whole village. Onlookers drummed and cheered, and it was very lively. Winners sing and dance to celebrate the victory. At night, everyone holds a torch to greet the full moon at the height of Dongshan Mountain. Whoever was blessed in that year will see the full moon rising at the beginning. After welcoming the moon, men, women and children will step on the bridge in the moonlight. Stepping on the bridge, also known as stamping the bridge. In Korean, the words "bridge" and "leg" are homonyms, which means practicing legs with bridge. When stepping on the bridge, each person has to go back and forth on the bridge several times to dozens of times, and the number of times must be equal to his age in order to pray for blessings and disasters.
baby's birthday festival: that is, the baby's first birthday festival. In Korean life rituals, the baby's first anniversary is the most important. The celebration of the baby's first anniversary is also very grand. When the baby's birthday comes, the baby's mother dresses herself up beautifully, then dresses the child in a set of elaborate national costumes, and then carries the child to the prepared birthday table so that the baby can "have a look" at the "dabbles" specially arranged for him. There will be some symbolic things such as cakes, sweets, food, pens, books and small guns on the table. After all the guests arrived, the baby's mother asked the child to take whatever he liked from the various things on the table. When the child reached for something from the table, the guests cheered up and said something to cheer them up. This process is called the "ceremony" of the baby's birthday table. In some places, there is also the custom that the old people put a plain white thread around their children's necks to show that they hope the children can be a white person like a white thread and live as long as a long thread.
Shampoo Festival: June 15th of the lunar calendar is the Shampoo Festival for Koreans. This day is regarded as an auspicious day. In the early morning, men, women and children go to the river to wash their hair. It is said that it is very auspicious to wash your hair with the stream flowing eastward. In the evening, people will hold a shampoo banquet and sing shampoo songs at home, and then the whole family, old and young, will happily sit together and have a sumptuous dinner.
Wedding Returning Festival: Among the Korean family festivals, the most solemn one is the "Wedding Returning Festival", also known as the "Wedding Returning Festival", which is the 6th anniversary of marriage. The following three conditions must be met to hold the wedding festival: first, the old couple are alive; Second, biological children are alive; Third, no grandchildren died. If there are dead children or grandchildren, you can't hold a wedding festival. Therefore, it is a great honor for anyone to hold a wedding festival, and friends and relatives should come to congratulate them. An old couple put on their wedding dresses when they were young and helped each other to sit in the table. Everyone frequently raised their glasses to bless them, which was more lively and grand than the wedding of young people.
June 1st: June 1st is an international children's day, but it has evolved into a new national holiday in Yanbian. In Yanbian, people regard "June 1st" Children's Day as an important child-friendly activity. On the day of June 1st, people are often crowded, and people flock to the park in festive costumes for garden activities.
Korean customs
Etiquette: Koreans pay attention to their husbands' kindness and filial piety, and their eldest sons support their parents. People greatly despise unfilial and disrespectful people and behaviors. The younger generation of the Korean nationality must use honorifics to speak to their elders, and the first meeting between peers also uses honorifics. have a meal