USKAF
Good morning. Welcome to the Korea Gallery at the Smithsonian of Natural History. My name is Allison Chung, and I will be your tour guide this morning. Now, can anyone tell me what some things that YOU know about Korea? Well, I am here to tell you that Korea isn’t just about K-pop or Samsung, but it is a place where the past is always the present and traditions inspire the future.
Muniseok (tomb guardians)
Protected the ancestral graves from evil spirits.
Practice of placing tomb guardians dates back 1,000 years ago.
Sotdae
entrance to a Korean village or an ancestral grave
Ducks are placed because they can fly, swim, and walk on land; they are the messengers from sky and heaven. Also, they guard against the 3 calamities (flood, fire, and windstorm) and 3 disasters (war, pestilence, and famine)
Hanbok
designed and donated by Lee Young Hee
Gold Stamped Designs: represented blessing to the couple
Lotus Blossom: represented couple's love
Crane on the groom: represented the longevity and nobility to the couple
Wedding Ducks
Represented to the couple because ducks mate for life. cloth around the duck called bojagi are used to hold and catch good wishes to the young couple represented the couple's relationship( ducks facing each other means that the couple are having a good time and ducks facing opposite side means that they are having a bad time)
Ancestor Altar used to honor deceased family members family places incense and offerings like rice wine on the table place tablets inside the tablet holder containing the name of a deceased family member
Birthdays
100 days, 1 year, and 60 year
100 days was celebrated because long time ago infants couldn’t survive because of lack of medication and nutrition. Now, babies are living longer.
1st year- a child chooses an array of objects that represented the child’s future. (have a volunteer doing the interactive activity) rice represent never go hungry, thread represent you will have a long life,
Muniseok (tomb guardians)
Protected the ancestral graves from evil spirits.
Practice of placing tomb guardians dates back 1,000 years ago.
Sotdae
entrance to a Korean village or an ancestral grave
Ducks are placed because they can fly, swim, and walk on land; they are the messengers from sky and heaven. Also, they guard against the 3 calamities (flood, fire, and windstorm) and 3 disasters (war, pestilence, and famine)
Hanbok
designed and donated by Lee Young Hee
Gold Stamped Designs: represented blessing to the couple
Lotus Blossom: represented couple's love
Crane on the groom: represented the longevity and nobility to the couple
Wedding Ducks
Represented to the couple because ducks mate for life. cloth around the duck called bojagi are used to hold and catch good wishes to the young couple represented the couple's relationship( ducks facing each other means that the couple are having a good time and ducks facing opposite side means that they are having a bad time)
Ancestor Altar used to honor deceased family members family places incense and offerings like rice wine on the table place tablets inside the tablet holder containing the name of a deceased family member
Birthdays
100 days, 1 year, and 60 year
100 days was celebrated because long time ago infants couldn’t survive because of lack of medication and nutrition. Now, babies are living longer.
1st year- a child chooses an array of objects that represented the child’s future. (have a volunteer doing the interactive activity) rice represent never go hungry, thread represent you will have a long life,