What is DANO FESTIVAL 단오 Its also called Suritnal 수릿날 Which means high day or the day of god The word surit harks back to suri meaning wheel which is why the rice cakes were marked with a wheel pattern ID: 806555
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DANO FESTIVAL (
단오
)
Slide2What is
DANO FESTIVAL (
단오)?
It’s also called
Surit-nal
(
수릿날
)
Which
means high day or the day of god. The word
surit
harks back to
suri
, meaning "wheel," which is why the rice cakes were marked with a wheel pattern
In
Korea, odd numbers are very important. In the Korean calendar, there are festivals held on 1st day of the 1st month, 3rd day of the 3rd month and now
Dano
is on the
5th day of the 5th month
of the Lunar Calendar.
Dano
is also believed to be the day where the
positive energy force (yang), is considered to be at its
peak
.
Dano
falls just
before Summer
so it’s a way for farmers to pray for the harvest to be fruitful that year after all the seeds have been sown. Because this festival
also falls in May/June
time when Asia often experiences
monsoon weather
, rituals are performed in the hopes that illnesses can be prevented and families will be kept healthy as the monsoon rain fall can result in diseases spreading.
Slide3Habits that are held in
Dano
(단오) day
In the
Mahan confederacy
of ancient KoreaIt was a day of spiritual rites, and enjoyment with song, dance, and wineTraditionally, women washed their hair in water boiled with Sweet Flag (changpo (창포)), believed to make one's hair shiny.People wore blue and red clothes and dyed hairpins red with the iris roots.Men wore iris roots around their waist to ward off evil spirits.
Slide4Traditional
foods in
Dano (단오) day
Suritteok
and Yaktteok are the major dishes for the Dano season. Mugwort leaves are cooked and put into non-glutinous rice and kneaded together to make a green and cartwheel shaped Suri rice cake. Yaktteok are rice cakes that are made with various weeds and can be found in the South Jeolla Province. During the Dano season where cherries flourish, many people enjoy cherry punch and children eat fried rice and corn for snacks. In addition, memorial services implemented this day are decorated with newly made mugwort rice cakes.
Slide5The
persisting folk games of
Dano (
단오
)
day The persisting folk games of Dano are the swing, ssireum (씨름), stone battle game seokjeon and taekkyon (택견). The swing was a game played by women, while ssireum was a wrestling match among men. In addition, mask dance used to be popular among peasants due to its penchant for satirical lyrics flouting local aristocrats.
Slide6Special
Cultural
Event
The special cultural events are divided into
eight different programs
, each of which presented at different locations. Starting with the brewing of liquor on the 4th of April according to the lunar calendar, the entire process lasts for a month until the 5th of May. The programs that are open to the general public are exorcism rituals and farmers’ band performance at the birthplace of the deity of Mt. Daegwallyeong (gyeongbang daek) near Namdaecheon Stream in Gangneung
, as well as various other programs. The townspeople then move on through the streets of the town to Namdaecheon, where shamanistic rituals and mask drama are held. Events known as sinju bitgi and the sanshin (mountain spirit) ceremony are held at Daegwallyeong Ridge. They start a month ahead of the main festival period, which makes it difficult for visitors to attend.
Slide7Special Cultural Event
Brewing of the sacred liquor
Memorial service for the mountain deities
Procession down the mountain
Memorial service for the male and female tutelary deities
Procession to the venue of the
Dano
Confucian sacrificial rites
Dano
exorcism
Burning of ritual objects
Slide8Nighttime Programs
The
festival takes on a different look in the evening. The venue and its surroundings, bustle with people there to see the exorcism or participate in a hands-on program during the day. The site turns into a huge food market with snack stalls and all kinds of entertainment. The bright lights of the area burns late into the night, so if you are hungry or wish for some excitement, this is definitely the place to be.
Beautiful fireworks will illuminate the night skies over
Namdaecheon
, creating a spectacular night view. If you come to town all the way just to see the festival, you will definitely regret it if you go to bed early. Most festival venues will be traffic-controlled in the evening and there are lots of things that will please your eyes and taste buds.
Fireworks
Market Street at night
Namdaecheon
Night View
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