Andong Notdari Bapgi No. 7 Intangible Cultural Property of Gyeongsangbuk-do

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Andong Notdari Bapgi No. 7 Intangible Cultural Property of Gyeongsangbuk-do +

Classification Gyeongsangbuk-do Intangible Cultural Property, Traditional Play Dance, Play
Designated date 1984.12.29
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Andong Notdari Bapgi is a folk game held only by women on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Andong, sometimes called 'Notdari Nori' or 'Kiibapgi'. As for the play, it is said that it originated from the fact that women in the village bent their backs and built bridges when King Gongmin (r. 1351-1374) of the Goryeo Dynasty took princesses to Andong to escape the Red Turban War and crossed the stream.

Although the brass leg bapgi is divided into teams from east to west, it is generally played out of the way. At the very beginning, grandmothers in their 5s and 60s, called founding, stand, followed by wives in their 30s because of their elders.

After a long time, dozens of women, who were playing the role of brass legs, bent down and held the front man's waist with their hands, and their heads were placed on the left side of the front man's buttocks, which looked like fish stitched together. When the princess steps on the bridge, assisted by two maids, the people below bend back to the front of the procession and continue to move forward.

Andong Notdari Bapgi is a large-scale folk game in which all women gather together to sing and enjoy, and unlike other folk games, it only leads to play and does not compete.

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