S2023-206a
광주문화예술인문스토리플랫폼
Understanding Traditional Culture and Society through Gwangju’s Cultural Heritage: Folk Religion 》Local Guardian Spirits
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- Traditionally, villages were considered to have a local guardian spirit (dangsansin) who was often embodied by a large, old tree, grove, or sometimes a guardian post, at the entrance or center of the village. A shrine for the local guardian deity was often made near the tree, and offerings and prayers were made to the tree on holidays in the form of veneration rituals.
- These such village guardian rituals continue to be held in Gwangju today, including in Hak-dong, Chilseok-dong, Chunghyo-dong, and Imjeong Villages, with many of the trees protected by the local government.
- The guardian trees are usually ginkgo or saw-leaf zelkovas.
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| id | class | groupName | partName | label | hangeul | hanja | english | infoUrl | iconUrl |
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| S2023-206a | Story | Episode | Local Guardian Spirits | Local Guardian Spirits | http://dh.aks.ac.kr/~gwangju/wiki/index.php/S2023-206a | http://dh.aks.ac.kr/~gwangju/icon/episode.png |
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