S2023-206a

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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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