Tag: Traditions

Traditional Jeju shaman performing a buldomaji ritual with a ritual gong before villagers

Folktales & Legends

Saengbul-halmang-bonpuli: The Jeju Myth of the Birth-Goddesses

Discover Saengbul-halmang-bonpuli, the Jeju shamanic myth detailing how the birth-goddesses of this world and the underworld came to be enshrined.

An elderly grandmother examining a sick man's forehead while a young boy watches anxiously on a wooden porch.

Seasonal Customs

Doenjang and Wandering Ghosts: Korean Folk Remedies and the Gaekgwi-Muligi Ritual

Discover how traditional Korean doenjang plays a vital role in folk healing and the gaekgwi-muligi ritual to banish wandering spirits.