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  • 1997.9.30
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    Namsadangpae is a folk play group that originated from the working class in the late Joseon Dynasty, and it is a group of professional performers who performed with six kinds of talent: spinning plates (berna), skipping tricks (salpan), talnori (sokbogi), tightrope walking (yoreum), and puppet play (dulmi). It consists of 40 to 50 people, including four to five dungsoe, heat, beep (first-particle), low-pitch, and backers. Cheongnyongsa Temple, located in the middle of a mountain in Seowun-myeon, Anseong, became the home of Namsadangpae, and the origin of Anseong Namsadangpae can be seen as Buldanggol Sadangpae, which was sponsored by Cheongnyongsa Temple.

    Anseong Namsadang Pungmul Nori consists of Yeonggi, Seonanggi, and family register, while Pungmul Jab consists of objects, buckgu and Mudong. The pungmul rhythm is based on 'Utopdari rhythm'. write powerful, delicate, slow, and fast rhythms evenly The composition of pangut consists of Insagut, Dolim Buckgu, Gopolim Buckgu, Dansan Distant, Dansan Norim Buckwheat (Yang Sangchigi), Dangsan Dolim Buckgu, Obangjin, Mudong Norim, Buckgu Norim (double-stringed white), Sadongbaeki, Gaetonggeori, Jwaupeulim, Nebaekchigi and Yisugi and Yisukim and Il.

    In the early 20th century, many Namsadangpae Mogap were produced, and the pungmul of Anseong was called 'Uldari Nongak' and became the central part of Nongak in Gyeonggi Province. The Namsadangpae, which was active at the time, included Gaedaripae, Ohmyeongseonpae, Simseonokpae, Anseong Bokmanpae, Wonyukdeokpae, and Lee Wonbopae, but the actual origins of Namsadangpae are the genealogy of Baudeok, Kim Bokman, Wonyukdeok, Lee Wonbo and Kim Ki-bok.

    In 1982, the Anseong Namsadang Preservation Society was established under the leadership of Kim Ki-bok, who took the Sangsoe class at the Yiwon Bopae. In 1989, he won the Presidential Award at the National Folk Arts Competition. Kim Ki-bok was designated as a holder of entertainment in 1997, but died in 2015. Since then, Sung Kwang-woo, the chairman of the conservation committee and assistant instructor for training, has been striving to perform performances and pass down the event.
  • 1990.10.10
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    This is a tutelary rite held in early January on the lunar calendar, or in spring or fall annually, or biennially or triennially near Seoul or Suwon or Incheon, to pray for peace and a good harvest. At present, a complete version of the rite can be seen only in Jangmal, Bucheon. The shrine for village guardians in the pine forest, which is more than 300 years old, tells us that the exorcism rite started during the Joseon Period (1392 – 1910). The rite starts in the morning and finishes the next day morning. It is performed by a hereditary exorcist skilled in songs and dances. Male exorcists liven up the atmosphere, doing tightrope walking, cracking jokes and displaying various feats. Songs and dances by gisaeng (female entertainers) used to be included, but they have disappeared. Participation of male exorcists (called Hwaraengi) in the rite distinguishes Gyeonggi-do Dodanggut from those performed in other areas. Music and rhythms used in this rite follow those of pansori (epic chant). Displaying high artistic quality, Gyeonggi-do Dodanggut is regarded as a valuable source material for anyone studying the country’s traditional culture.
  • 2015.11.20
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    Seonghwangje is a communal ritual for the village that has been handed down from the gray area of Seonggok-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan. This village ritual is considered to have specific characteristics in that it has the characteristics of a holy emperor.

    Seonggok-dong Jehommeori Seonghwangje is a village rite held by the residents of the village to pray to the guardian deity for good health, good health, and good harvests. The shrine houses Hong, the last king of Silla, and his mother-in-law, Ahn, as a village religion dating back to the reign of King Seongjong of the Goryeo Dynasty.

    It is handed down in the form of village ritual, and residents of about 10 villages in the vicinity, including Anmal, Doranmal, and Beolmal, are participating in the rite in early October every year.

    The Samhyeon Yukgak is accompanied by Janggun, Sinjang, Daegam, Daeshin, and tightrope walking.

    There is a legend that during the reign of King Seongjong of the Goryeo Dynasty (982-1997), the inner poet, Seo Hui, met a storm on his way to Song Dynasty, and he built a shrine and carried out his mission safely to release the sorrow of the spirit (Rain Hong and Ahn, the mother of King Kim Dae-dae, the king of Gyeongsun) that appeared in his dream.

    Seonggok-dong's gray-headed holy emperors have been held twice a year to greet the spring and autumn shingok. It is said that the Seonghwangje Festival was much larger than the Seonghwangje Festival, which took several months to greet the new song of autumn.

    The Hoemori Seonghwangje is of important value in that it is a joint ritual with a village nongak band in the form of the emperor.
  • 1976.6.30
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    Jultagi was mainly performed on special holidays like April 15, Dano (5th day of the 5th lunar month) and Chuseok (Harvest Moon Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month). tightrope clowns also performed for payment at private parties.

    There were two types of Jultagi performance, one for entertaining people of the noble class performed by exceptionally skilled clowns, and the other for commoners with the focus on gags and entertainment. Jultagi performance was comprised the tightrope clown, jokers, and the players of instruments like piri (flute), jeotdae (bamboo flute), haegeum (two-stringed fiddle), buk (drum), and janggo (hourglass-shaped drum).

    The rope was about 10m long and 3m high. The feat was performed usually by a well-trained man. A folding fan or a towel held in the clown’s hand was for balancing the body. The instrumental players brightened up the atmosphere. The clown entertained the spectators by displaying ten-plus movements on the rope, in addition to singing or telling jokes about depraved monks or noblemen, displaying foolish acts, or imitating a woman applying facial makeup.