Chaesangjang refers to the skill of making a basket of diverse geometric patterns with thinly cut and colored bamboo skins, or to an artisan with such a skill. Colored bamboo baskets were loved by women at the Royal Court and of the noble class since the ancient period. Toward the late Joseon Period (1392 – 1910), they became popular items even for commoners as necessary articles for marriage. They were chiefly used to contain clothes, accessories, sewing supplies, and precious items. ☆

The first thing to do in making a bamboo basket is to peel off the bamboo skin in even thickness. The skin thus peeled is soaked in water and then trimmed, dyed, and spliced. The edges and corners are wrapped with blue or black satin silk. The designs made on the surface of a bamboo basket are mostly letters or patterns associated with propitiousness.

☆Somokjang refers to the skill of making wooden doors/windows, wooden vessels or wooden furniture like wardrobes, chests, dressing tables or desks, or to an artisan with such a skill.

The name Somokjang was first used during the Goryeo Period (877 – 1394). Until the early Joseon Period (1392 – 1910), wooden furniture was chiefly made for the people of the royal court and the noble class, but toward the late Joseon Period, it came to be used widely even by commoners.

Wood furniture-making artisans use traditional woodworking techniques, striving to preserve the natural beauty of the wood with its patterns.

Geomundo Boat Song is a labor song sung by fishermen in Geomundo Island, South Jeolla Province, while catching fish. The accompaniment instruments include drums, kkwaenggwari and janggu, and when the seon-sori-kkun picks up the sound, other sailors sing in the form of a backstitch.
The song differs depending on the work, so there are many kinds of boat songs, and the spirit and emotions of the simple and powerful fishermen are shown.
- Sulbi sori: A song that is sung while twisting a rope used on a boat.
-Gosa sori: Songs sung to the Dragon King to pray for wealth before the ship leaves
-Not sori: a song sung while rowing an oars.
-Wallae sori: Songs to sing when pulling a song
-Garae sori: a song to sing when drawing up meat
-Sseol sori: a song that you sing when you come home full.

Geomundo Boat Song is composed of unique rhythms and languages as the local dialect lingers. It is also a song that shows regional characteristics and has a unique aspect that is not mixed with other local boat songs, but continues to be purely traditional and cannot be found anywhere else.☆

☆Salpuri Dance is said to have come to this day as its title was called mouth dance, improvisation dance, and towel dance, which became common.

According to the literature, Han Seong-jun founded the "Joseon Music and Dance Institute" in 1934, and during the first Hansungjun Dance Presentation in Bumin-gwan in 1936, he put the Bang-an Dance on the theater stage and used the name Salpuri Dance for the first time.

Since then, a full-fledged Salpuri dance has gradually emerged among the public, and its artistic value has been recognized and inherited as a representative dance of the Korean people's emotions.

On January 29, 2015, Lee Eun-joo was recognized as the holder of the cultural property.

※ For detailed information on the above cultural assets, please refer to the Seoul Metropolitan Government Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage (202-2133-2616).

☆Changho(traditional window) accounts for a very high proportion of Korean architecture. In particular, most of the walls of palaces are treated with changho. Therefore, Korean changho is an important factor in determining architectural designs, and they are of many types and sizes, requiring advanced techniques and techniques.
Therefore, to make traditional Korean windows, skilled craftsmen(changho-jang) with many years of experience are required. Changho-jang is classified as a somok-jang, because somok-jangs are in charge of decorative parts while daemok-jangs are in charge of the structural parts of the building.
Changho-jang has become an essential part of increasing perfection with its delicacy.

Lee Jong-han, the holder, has been engaged in changho production since 1963, and is recognized as having related functions by participating in repairing changho's of many historical sites' including the Hapcheon Haeinsa Temple, Yecheon Yongmunsa Temple.

The value of protection is high, such as the fact that there are only a few windows nationwide that produce windows essential to traditional architecture and that the foundation for transmission is relatively difficult due to low profitability.

The Gayajin Yongsinje(a ritual handed down in gayajin for the Sea God) is a national ritual handed down from the Three Kingdoms Period to the Joseon Dynasty, and is a folk game based on the ritual of Gaya Jin Temple in Yangsan.

At first, it was gradually transformed into a ritual for heaven and earth gods, praying to the gods, singing and dancing, and today, it is divided into a ritual and a play, such as Junggut, Chomsayeongje, Yongsopool, and Sashinpuri.

The Gayajin Yongsinje begins with cleaning the shrine and village.
The leader of the team will play the Jisinpuri, and the rest of the party will follow as they walk.

When they return to the altar, they go around the altar and perform a ritual called Gangsinje. It is then supervised to hold the Yongsinje. Before leaving for Yongso, which believed that Yongsin(the Sea God) lives, they set fire to kill all unclean, and Pungmulpae even takes off his shoes and burn them.

While carrying a live pig to be used as a sacrifice to the bow, they pour out a drink when they arrive at Yongso, bow to pray for the well-being and prosperity of the village, and offer a sacrifice to Yongsin.

After coming around Yongso, the game iss over when the altar concluded the offering and the chiksa took off his official uniform.

The Gayajin Yongsinje Festival is a festival in which all villagers participate, and it is important to strengthen the harmony of the residents.☆

☆ The tug-of-war is widely practiced in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula around the fifteenth of lunar January, and is interpreted as a kind of farming ritual. The village was divided into two teams, east and west, each represented by men and women, and it was thought that the west (symbolized by women) had to win to have a good harvest.

The Uiryeong Big Tug-of-War was established as a festival in which the entire village participated as a folk game with a history of more than 200 years, beginning around 1800.

Jinju Gyobang Gutgeori Dance refers to the Gutgeori Dance, which is handed down by the Jinju Gyobang. Gyobang refers to an institution that used to teach music, song, and dance of gisaeng (女樂··), and it was called Gyobang Gutgeori dance because it started when shamans were absorbed in the Gyobang under the prohibition of shamanism.

Gyobang Gutgeori Dance starts with Jajin Taryeong, which is a gutgeori rhythm. It is calm, sticky, delicate, and mournful.

The Gyobang Gutgeori Dance in Jinju is a traditional dance that expresses the mysterious and fantastic atmosphere of Korean dance, and continues its tradition in the preservation society with Kim Su-ak, who lives in Jinju. ☆

Daljip(the Moon house) Burning is one of the seasonal customs in which people set fire to piles of pine branches when the moon rises on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The history of the festival seems to be very old, considering that it is a kind of ritual that is widely practiced in the mountains of the southern part of the country and is widely distributed in China and Japan.

Songcheon Daljip Taeugi is handed down to Songsan Village in Songcheon-ri, Woldeung-myeon, Suncheon-si, and is distinguished from other regions in many ways.

When the nongak is heard, villagers carry a forklift and go to cut bamboo and pine branches, some of which break down moon houses in neighboring villages and steal bamboo trees. In the wide front yard of the village, a log is placed in a cone shape and wrapped around a vine. The sound of a large knot bursting is said to drive away the evil of the village, so a large number of large vials are put in and burned. A bundle of straw collected from each house is piled up in the moon house, and a pine branch is raised to make it catch fire. On top of the moon house, there is also a kite attached to it, which had been floating since the beginning of the year. I waited for the moon to rise. They light a fire, and when the flame rises red, they strike nongak, dance until the fire is burned out and goes out, and shout cheers.

Believing that there will be a good harvest if the fire rises higher than the neighboring village, the Daljip-taewoo is said to put out the moon as the smoke rises to the sky. Some predict a good harvest when the moon house is burnt down, but it is said that a good harvest will occur only when it falls at the end of the night.

The Great Full Moon is a symbol of abundance, and the fire is a symbol of purification that sweeps away all injustice and evil, and the Moon House Burning has a close relationship with the Moon. The moon house burning contains the hope of a generous New Year and a bright New Year with no diseases or worries.

※ Date of name change: June 20, 2006 (Turn on the Ride of the Ride Burn the Ride of the Songcheon) ☆

Haenam Jinyangju is said to be an old royal liquor handed down to the Gwangsan Kim family in Deokjin-myeon, Yeongam-gun.

Pour 5 sacks of water into 1 saute of glutinous rice and cool it down.
Crush the yeast 2 finely and mix it with porridge, then keep the temperature above 20°C in a pot.
When the liquor is cooked three to four days later, steam 9 servings of sticky rice and cool it down, then mix it with the pot and put it in the kitchen.
After 7 to 8 days, boil 5 sacks of water, cool it down, and pour it into a pot.
After three to four days, the alcohol is fully cooked, and the clear rice wine is drained out and filtered out again. In addition to Deokjeong-ri, Jinyangju is also brewed in nearby Bukchang, Dunjupo, and Maengjin, but it is said to be delicious only when it is made from a well in Deokjeong-ri.

Haenam Jinyangju has a stronger scent than Gyeongju Beopju, and its alcohol concentration is around 13%. Currently, it is handed down by functional holder Choi Ok-rim. ☆

When a person died on Jindo Island after a long life, villagers came to console the bereaved family and had professional entertainers perform all night, which was part of the custom of praying for the peace of the spirit of the dead. Dasiraegi is a term referring to this custom.

Goguryeo (circa 37 BC – 668 AD) tomb murals and books on the history of Goguryeo and Silla (57 BC – AD 935) show that people sang and danced during the funeral period.

Jindo Dasiraegi is composed of five acts. In Act I, a person pretending to be a member of the bereaved family exchanges jokes with mourners. In Act II, a blind man, a female member of the troupe and a monk engage in a round of play. In Act III, mourners carry an empty bier on their shoulders and sing a funeral song. In Act IV, the mourners assume an act of digging a tomb, while singing a song. In the final Act, food and liquor are served to the invited entertainers.

Jindo Dasiraegi is the country’s only folk play performed during a funeral period and handed down among professional entertainers belonging to Sincheong (an organization of exorcists and music performers). It is a valuable source of material for those studying funeral customs and folk plays. ☆

Donghaean Byeolsingut is a large-scale rite carried out in villages along the East Coast to pray for the peace and happiness of the village and the safety of fishermen. It is also called Pungeoje or Pungeogut (Ritual for Bountiful Fish) or Golmaegi Dangje (Ritual for the Village Guardian Golmaegi). The ritual is held annually, between March and May or between September and October, or every two/three years in some areas. ☆

The place the ritual is held is decorated flamboyantly, but the exorcists wear plain-looking costumes. This ritual features diverse dances, humorous dialogues, and gestures.

These rituals are held annually in coastal villages in Haeju and Ongjin, Hwanghae-do and Yeonpyeongdo Island to pray for the peace of the village and for a bountiful catch.

Baeyeonsingut is held by boat owners to pray for the safety of the boat, a bountiful catch, and the happiness of the family. It is performed on the boat and creates a merrymaking atmosphere.

Daedonggut is one of the largest-scale rituals. It is held on a suitable day in January through March on the lunar calendar to pray for the happiness of all villagers and strengthen ties among them. Representatives of the village hold a rite on a nearby mountain, while each household holds Segyeonggut (Rite to Farming Deity). Then, all villagers march along the coast, praying for the safety of fishermen, a bountiful catch, and peace for the spirits of those drowned while catching fish.

These two rituals are held on a large scale. They are characterized by flamboyance, mysteriousness, and merrymaking, and require lots of props. ☆

Wido Ttibaennori is held in early January every year in Daeri Village, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do to pray for the peace of the village and for a bountiful catch. The name Ttibaennori stems from the practice of letting a boat made of tti (Imperata cylindrica) sail out to sea as part of the ritual. The event is also called Wondangje, as it is performed at Wondang, a shrine set up for the ritual.

The boat is made of tti, straw, and bush clover spliced together. It is usually sized 3m (L) by 2m (W). People put sacrificial offerings and seven puppets into the boat.

The event is a local festival in which people sing, dance, and drink together, praying for a bountiful catch and for the safety of fishermen. ☆

Okjang refers to the skill of jade carving or an artisan with such a skill. Jade, set in gold and silver, was a favorite gemstone for Asians. Jade was used as an accessory symbolizing the five virtues, courage, benevolence, wisdom, rectitude and honesty. It was also used to make ceremonial utensils, hanging accessories indicating the wearer’s social status, okgyeong (jade chimes), medicinal materials, and medical tools.

The use of jade as an important accessory for upper class people is testified to by the jade artifacts found at the sites dating from the Bronze Age, the curved jade, jade beads, and tubular jade unearthed from tombs of Three Kingdoms Period, and the jade waist belt of King Jinpyeong, which is said to be one of the top three treasures of Silla. In Korea (up to the Joseon Period) and China, jade artifacts could be used only by members of the Royal Family and upper class people. It was difficult to acquire jade and the government limited the number of jade artisans.

The work of jade processing, from quarrying to design, cutting, formation, detailed carving, and lustering requires careful handling and exquisite artistic skills. ☆