What are the customs in Korea?

Korean culture is obviously influenced by China. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the new economy of the Korean Peninsula sent people to China to study China's culture and strategy of governing the country, and even brought some things back directly. China's culture has had a long-term impact on the new economy, which has been strengthened by absorbing China's culture, thus unifying the Korean Peninsula.

Korea is a country with a long history and splendid culture, which has its own characteristics in literature and art. Korean art mainly includes painting, calligraphy, printmaking, crafts and decoration. , not only inherited the national tradition, but also absorbed the expertise of foreign art. Korean painting can be divided into oriental painting and western painting. Oriental painting is similar to China's traditional Chinese painting, which uses pen, ink, paper and inkstone to express various themes. There are also all kinds of gorgeous genre paintings. Like China and Japan, calligraphy is an elegant art form in Korea. Koreans are famous for their love of music and dance.

Korean modern music can be roughly divided into "national music" and "western music". National music can be divided into "elegant music" and "folk music". Yayue is music played by a professional band when the feudal dynasty of Korea held sacrificial ceremonies and banquets in the court, commonly known as "Zheng Yue" or "court music". Folk music includes miscellaneous songs, folk songs and farmhouse music. The commonly used musical instruments are Xuanqin, Gayaqin, five-line drum, flute and so on. One of the characteristics of Korean folk music is that it is accompanied by dance. Korean dance attaches great importance to the rhythm of dancers' shoulders and arms. Tao has a fan, a corolla and a drum.

Korean dance is rich and colorful, centering on folk dance and court dance. Korean dramas originated from religious ceremonies in prehistoric times, mainly including masks, puppet shows, folk art, singing operas and dramas. Among them, the mask, also known as "mask dance", is a symbol of Korean culture and occupies an extremely important position in Korean traditional drama.

Korean food is characterized by kimchi culture, and three meals a day are inseparable from kimchi. Traditional Korean dishes such as barbecue, kimchi and cold noodles have become world famous dishes.

Korea is a country that attaches great importance to education. There are thousands of colleges and universities in China. Yonsei University and Korea University are world famous. In addition, Sungkyunkwan University, Xijiang University, Central University, Kyung Hee University, Hanyang University, Tankook University, Jianguo University, Chung Kuo University, Sejong University, Ewha Women's University, Gyeongbuk University, Chungbuk University, Pohang University of Technology, Busan University, Busan Foreign Studies University, Renhe University and inje university also enjoy high reputation.

Dress

Hanbok is the traditional costume of Korean in Korea, North Korea and China, which originated from the costume of the Ming Dynasty in China-Confucian skirt, which is elegant and tasteful. In modern times, it is changed into a dress, which is only worn on festivals and days with special significance. Women's traditional clothes are short coats and wide skirts, which look elegant; Men show their unique taste in pants, jackets, vests and vests. White is the basic color, and the material and color are different according to the season and identity. In special ceremonies such as marriage, ordinary people will also wear gorgeous clothes and jewelry. Hanbok, which has increased its practicality recently, is very popular.

sports

Korea successfully hosted 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, 2002 Japan-Korea World Cup and Busan Asian Games.

Religious belief

Yellow Sect

Shamanism is the oldest and most primitive religion in southern China, which originated from the worship of nature and ghosts and gods in primitive society. The ancestors of the Neolithic age in South Korea believed in animism and believed that everything in nature, such as mountains, rivers, celestial bodies, rocks and trees, had souls. And they think that human beings also have souls and will never die. They miss the good god will bring good luck, and the evil god will bring bad luck. Until now, shamanism is still the basic religion of Koreans, and some people still retain shamanism beliefs. For modern people, the exorcism in shamanism rituals has become a colorful part of modern art such as music, dance and drama.

Buddhism

Buddhism was introduced into the Korean peninsula from China in the 4th century. Buddhism, as a religious sect in Korean history, has exerted great influence on Korean politics, economy and culture. At present, there are 26 sects and more than 9,200 temples in Korea, 1, 1 10,000 followers, which is the religion with the largest number of followers.

Confucianism

Confucianism is an ethical and religious belief founded by Confucius in China in the 6th century BC. The basic ethical thoughts of Confucianism are benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom, and it is an ethical system of governing the country with the family.

Confucianism was introduced into the Korean peninsula at the beginning of AD. For thousands of years, Confucian ethics and philosophy of life have been influencing South Korea. Nowadays, Confucianism has penetrated and taken root in Korean society, especially in education and etiquette. At the same time, it has also played an important role in the process of economic development and social modernization in Korea.

Fashion: plastic surgery

In general, cosmetic surgery for star actors is quite common, but not for ordinary people.

However, in Korea, plastic surgery is a very common thing even for ordinary people, and there are many people who have plastic surgery. Early cosmetic surgery was dominated by women, but in recent years, the number of male cosmetic surgery has increased dramatically.

Even politicians are keen on plastic surgery. Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had plastic surgery during his inauguration. Such a thing is seldom heard in other countries.

national bird

The national bird of Korea is the magpie.

Important festival

Koreans attach the most importance to Mid-Autumn Festival and Christmas.

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New Year's Day-New Year's Day, 65438+ 10/and 2 are public holidays stipulated by the state. The first day of the first month of the national calendar/folk custom day, also known as the Gregorian New Year, is celebrated with family ceremonies, special foods and traditional games. The whole family is reunited, and relatives and friends celebrate the New Year with each other.

March 1 independence day

Commemorate the independence movement against Japanese colonial rule on March 19 19.

April 5th Arbor Day

On this day, government officials, teachers, students and thousands of Koreans all over the country plant trees according to the government's afforestation plan.

May 5th Children's Day

On this day, children will hold various celebrations and play with their parents.

August 15 Guangfu festival

1on this day in 945, South Korea was liberated from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule and gained independence.

Mid-Autumn Festival (or Harvest Festival) in August of the lunar calendar 15.

This is one of the important national festivals in a year. On this day, there will be a banquet, families will hold a memorial ceremony in the family cemetery, and they will enjoy the moon together at night.

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This day is the legendary day when Dangun established Korea in 2333 BC.

February 25th Christmas 65438+

Like the west, Christians and other citizens celebrate this festival to commemorate the birth of Jesus.