Folk Religion

Question 1

민간신앙

Answer 1

Folk religion: traditional beliefs, rituals and practices. It includes ancestor worship, nature spirits and household gods.

Question 2

동신 신앙

Answer 2

Village Guardian Dieties who protect villages

Question 3

서낭당

Answer 3

Shrine for village guardian deities. Located at the entrance of the village in the form of a stone stack altar. Some with a tree as well.

Question 4

장승

Answer 4

Wooden or stone figure carved in human form erected to protect village against disease, bad fortune and tiger attacks. It preserved piece and prosperity at the village and it also served as guideposts.

Question 5

솟대

Answer 5

Sacred pole with a bird (ducks )carved on top and erected next to a 장승.
Serves as a means of praying abundant water

Question 6

가신

Answer 6

House gods

Question 7

성주단지

Answer 7

Earthenware jar: sacred entity called 성주 which lived in a jar (단지) filled with rice stalks or grains and kept on a shelf in the inner chamber of the house.

Question 8

조왕신 - kitchen Gods

Answer 8

Fire god that governs the kitchen and oversees the fortunes of the family and the health and welfare of their descendants.

Question 9

심신

Answer 9

Goddess of Childbearing: household god that oversees the birth and the growth of children. Worship rituals are held during seasonal holidays, during childbirth, child illness and troubles in the family.
Three female gods considered as one.

Question 10

태몽

Answer 10

Child dream: Sign of conception, through interpretation of symbols they foretold the gender and the destiny of the child. The periods are variable: before and after one became aware of pregnancy, during pregnancy and after childbirth .

Question 11

태명

Answer 11

Birth Name: temporary nickname used until the child is born and given the official name (이름)
Used for: Protection, affection, secrecy

Question 12

태교

Answer 12

Prenatal education

Question 13

업신

Answer 13

Guardian of wealth: snake-like figure.

Question 14

척신

Answer 14

Deity of toilet

Question 15

수문신

Answer 15

Deity of door

Question 16

청령신

Answer 16

Deity of earthenware jars.

Question 17

치성

Answer 17

Dedicated in prayer and bowing to achieve their wishes

Question 18

고사

Answer 18

Rituals of offering, worship before making something important.

Question 19

정화수

Answer 19

Fresh water that has symbolic significance as a sacred offering. Rituals that offers 정화수 take place in women’s spaces in the house

Question 20

귀신

Answer 20

Ghosts: unascended souls wanders the netherworld as Yin (- energy)

Question 21

독각귀/ 이매/ 허주

Answer 21

Goblins: figures that has extraordinary talents and changeable appearance. Considerate as separate form from Ghosts.

Question 22

금기

Answer 22

Taboo: prohibitions against doing something. Social phenomenon in every country