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Before I explain about 돌잔치(first birthday party), I will explain the difference between Korean age and foreign age. First, Korean age is calculated that baby will be one year old at the same time as the baby is born . This method was used in East Asian cultures a long time ago, but now only Korea uses it. Next, foreign age is calculated based on the date of birth. So unlike Korean babies who is one years old when they are born, foreign babies start at the age of 0. So after a years, foreign babies is one years old on their next birthday.
Now that I explained how to calculate Korean age, I will begin to explain about 돌잔치.돌잔치 is Korean custom to wish for the longevity of infants with a ceremony to celebrate their first birthday. In the past, many babies died less than a year because of the high infant mortality rate. So It is the origin of 돌잔치 to celebrate the baby’s first birthday and to wish the baby a long life. 돌 of 돌잔치 means spending 12 months. Also people can predict the future of a baby by 돌잡이. 돌잡이 is the custom of putting things in front of a child in front of many people and making him pick them up. In addition to the objects symbolizing occupations, many new kinds of objects are placed in front of children as modern occupations are diversified. Things have different meanings. Thread means you’ll live a long life. Rice means to be a blessed person. Money means to be a rich. Jujube means that many offspring thrive. Book means to be good at studying. Needle means to be a man of great dexterity.
Besides, there is an event that has similar meaning to 돌잔치. This origin is similar to the origin of 돌잔치. It is 백일잔치. 백일잔치 is an event to celebrate the 100th day of the baby’s birth. At this time , people give 수수팥떡 or 백설기( white rice cake ) to their neighbors. 수수팥떡 is rice cake with red bean paste on it. Its red color means it removes bad energy and keeps you healthy. 백설기 means clean energy. So people use them for their first birthday party or 백일잔치. The more I knew the meaning, the more interesting Korean customs were. How about you?
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- -블로그 대구전통돌상 대구돌상 파티데이
- -현대돌잡이 [클레이돌잡이 / Yoonclay / 수공예 / 돌잡이용품] : Yoon Clay
- 네이버쇼핑
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자율학습 prep
야간자율학습 night prep
봉사활동 volunteer work
여름방학 summer vacation
겨울방학 winter vacation
수학여행 school trip
체육대회 athletics meeting
동아리 club
수학경시대회 mathematics competition
교과우수상 honor roll
회장 president
부회장 a vice- president
청소당번 one’s turn for sweeping
생활기록부 student record
자기소개서 a letter of self- introduction
강당 hall
학생회 student council
모의고사 mock test
조퇴 early leave
지각 lateness
석차 standing
표준편차 standard deviation
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Korean call Korean national anthem “애국가”
애국가 (Korean national anthem) means a song that loves the country. Korea doesn’t give 애국가 a special name and use as a national anthem. 애국가 is an official national song that symbolizes Korea and is also a song about loving the country.
애국가 began to be created when our country opened its doors to world powers and encountered new cultures. The period is the Gabo reform(갑오개혁)of 1894. The Gabo reform’s other name is Gao Jingzhang (갑오경장). The Gabo reform was a series of reform movements that were carried out form July 1894 to May 1896.
The lyrics of the national anthem, which is being sung today, were made to encourage our love for our country and our people’s sense of self-reliance as our country was in crisis due to foreign invasion.
After that, it was carried through the hands of various visionaries and contained the current contents. The tune attached to this song was “Auld Lang Syne” of Scottish folk song. 안익태(Ahn lk - tae), a Korean who active overseas at the time, felt sorry for singing a national anthem of another country on the national anthem. So He composed today’s national anthem in 1935.
The song has been sung at official government events since the establishment of the Korean government in 1948. And it was called nationwide as it was published in textbooks.
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- 네이버 세상살이 엿보기
학교 school
칠판 blackboard
분필 chalk
가정통신문 newsletter
교복 school uniform
교과서 textbook
책상 desk
의자 chair
식판 food tray
급식 school lunch
선생님 teacher
학생 student
수행평가 performance assessment
기말고사 final exams
중간고사 midterm exam
수학능력평가 college scholastic ability test
교장선생님 principal
교감선생님 vice-principal
규정 rule
대회 meet
무단 결석하다 be absent from school without excuse
수업일수 the number of school days
성취도 achievement test
학적 a school register
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