Why does Korea also have the Dragon Boat Festival?

Influenced by China culture, South Korea has the custom of Dragon Boat Festival. However, after thousands of years of integration and evolution, the Dragon Boat Festival in China gradually merged into Korean culture, and gradually formed a special ritual activity-Dragon Boat Festival in Korea.

Gangneung danoje festival can be traced back to ancient Korea. Gangneung is the center of Lingdong area (Gangneung City, Sokcho City, gangwon, etc.). ), with a typical geographical location with mountains and waters at the back. Therefore, the worship of mountain gods, city gods and dragon gods has become the main local folk beliefs since ancient times, and gradually formed a regional large-scale witchcraft ceremony. This is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.

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Gangneung Daye Festival is mainly dedicated to Daguanling Mountain God, Daguanling Buddhist God and Buddhist Goddess God, and the activity will last for one month. From the fifth day of the fourth lunar month, sacred wine was brewed, and various activities were carried out in turn, such as offering sacrifices to gods, starting with Buddhist gods, offering sacrifices to gods, offering sacrifices to gods, voodoo during the Dragon Boat Festival, burning sacrifices, etc., until the seventh lunar month.

The "Mountain Sacrifice" ceremony held on April 15 of the lunar calendar can be said to be the core of gangneung danoje festival. "Offering sacrifices to mountain gods" comes from myths and legends, and its main content is that witches will offer "sacred wine" to mountain gods to ward off evil spirits and seek favorable weather.

The most classic performance during the Dragon Boat Festival is the official slave masquerade ball. It is the only silent comedy in Korea with only dance and action. It focuses on aristocratic love stories and performs them in a humorous way.

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