Date: 19th June 2013
Time: 10:00 p.m
Place: Home
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In this week's post, we will look into Korean traditional costume and their traditional games.
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| Baji |
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| Chima |
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| Jeogori |
Korean’s traditional costume is known
as ‘Hanbok’. Hanbok was created in 56 B.C. and has been past down for years,
even until today. Hanbok is divided into two parts, the upper garment is called
as ‘jeogori’, where it is a long sleeves shirt (topcoat). For men, jeogori is
worn with trousers, which is known ‘baji’, while for the girls, the lower part
will be a long skirt called ‘chima’.
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| Dangui |
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| Hwarot |
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| Choekui |
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| Wonsam |
There are different names for every
different type of ‘jeogori’ for the women. For instance, the one that is meant
only for the royalties in the palace, such as the queens, princesses,
and the wife of a high ranking government official is called as ‘dangui’. While the ones
that women wear for the traditional wedding ceremony is known as ‘hwarot’, but
for the Queen, they wore another type which is called as ‘cheokui’. It is also
said that ‘cheokui’ is also used for other royal ceremonies as well. Another
type of topcoat wore during the Korean traditional ceremonies is ‘wonsam’. It
is usually worn by the Queens, princesses, high-ranking court ladies, and noble
women.
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| Dopo |
As for men, the ones that we usually
watched from the Korean dramas are known as the scholar’s overcoat, called ‘dopo’.
The simpler ones are called as ‘durumagi’ and ‘magoja’ which are worn by any
level of societies. As for the Kings, the attire they wore during the wedding
ceremony is called as ‘myonbok’. Besides, the attire that is worn by the
government officers in the ancient time is called ‘gwanbok’, while for the King
is called ‘gonryongpo’. Lastly, the one that is worn by the lower status during
the ancient period, such as the farmers and the fishermen is called ‘garot’. A
special type of overcoat for the men is called ‘jeonbok’, where it is a sleeveless
long vest instead of a normal long sleeves shirt. In addition, the shorter vest
that can be worn by any gender is called ‘baeja’.
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| Gonryongpo |
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| Durumagi |
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| Gwanbok |
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| Magoja |
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| Myonbok |
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| Saekdongot |
So what about the kids? Well, the long
sleeveless vest for the children or kids is also known as ‘jeonbok’. Apart from
it, there is also a shorter sleeveless vest which is called as ‘teol baeja’.
And for the topcoat which has colorful stripes on the sleeve is called
‘saekdongot’. Although this type of topcoat is found in women’s attire, but
saekdongot is frequently worn by the kids for its colourful design.
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| Jeonbok |
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| Teol baeja |
That is all for the Korean traditional costume. We
will now look into another category, which is the traditional games played by
the Koreans in the years back as well as in the present.
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| Spinning-tops |
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| Baduk |
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| Neoltwiggi |
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| Tuho |
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| Dundi biyo |
Here are some past traditional games
that are rarely played in the present days, kite-flying, spinning-tops (similar
as ‘gasing’ in Malaysia), baduk (black and white stones), neoltwiggi (similar
as see-saw, but the players are standing and to jump as high as possible),
dundi biyo (hitting stick at the tip of the hole with a longer stick and the
other players have to catch it) and lastly changgi (Korean chess, where the
game is similar to Chinese chess). ‘Tuho’ is also another game which Koreans
don’t play that frequent anymore during their leisure time or in celebrations.
Instead, tourists are the ones who played this game more as they got introduced
to this game at the Korean Tourist Centre in Korea.
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| Changgi |
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| Kite-flying |
Meanwhile, the following games below are
the ones that are still popular in the present days.
One of the them is ‘Yut’, also known
as ‘Yutnori’. It is a 4 wooden-block game which entertains everyone, regardless
of any gender and age. It is known to be the most popular folk game played in
Korea. This game consists of 4 sticks, called ‘yut’, which are in the shape of
half cylinder and a game-board called ‘mal-pan’. Every combinations from the
four sticks has its name; do gae, gul, yut, and mo. The score and tokens are
given based on how many yut are facing up or over. The winner will be the
player who got his/her tokens home first. This game has been past down from
generation to the next, and the popularity is still there even until today.
Next, is ‘Hwatu’, commonly known as
Go-stop. The main point of playing this game is to score as many points as
possible during the game. It deals with
48 cards, and the number of players needed for this game is at 2-3 only. This
game is often play with money, about 100 won per points gained by each player.
When ‘Go’ is said, it means the players can continue the game, but when a
‘Stop’ is called, the game ends and the players will collect their earnings. In
addition, during the game, the players need to slap their cards down on the mat
or floor to show the intense and gives a surprise to the other players.
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| Jegi chagi |
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| Gonggi |
On the other hand, ‘Jegi chagi’ is
also another popular tradional games played by the adults. The ‘jegi’ is quite
similar to a shuttlecock. But, the tip is not in sphere, but a flat one
instead. The game is very simple, all the player need to do is to kick as many
times as possible and see how long one can kick it repeatedly non-stop. Another
simple game is ‘Gonggi’, which is actually ‘batu seremban’ in Malaysia. The first
difference is on the ‘batu’, where the jacks are in mini-size. The way of how
it is played is the same, just that the game only stops at ‘Batu 5’, unlike the
Malaysian way of game, which go further until ‘Batu 8 and called for ‘King’’.
If the player gets through the fifth stage or ‘Batu 5’, he/she will repeat
again from the first stage until the player failed to get the stones on hand,
then only the next player can start their game. Moreover, in Malaysia, the
player can play with both hands, holding the ones that have been caught on the
other hand. But, in Korea, the player needs to play and hold the stones with
the same hand making it more difficult to catch as the jacks are in mini size,
and they have to ensure the jacks before doesn’t not fall out from their hand.
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| Ddakji |
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| Daksaum |
Lastly, I would like to introduce
a popular Korean game played in the present
days. It is known as ‘Ddakji’, which is made out of paper, folded in a certain
way. The main point of this game is to use the ‘ddakji’ or the folded paper to
flip the opponent’s ‘ddakji’ by throwing onto it at the right angle, so that the
‘ddakji’ will flip and the player who throw it will win the game. Besides, ‘Daksaum’
(chicken fight) is another popular game in the modern days, where players would
lift up one their leg and hold the ankle of the leg. Then, they will use the
bent knee to knock the other player down or used it to defend themselves from
the opponent.
And that is all for today’s update!
Now you know what types of Korean Hanbok that the Koreans have. Also, what are
the traditional games played by them.
On my next post, it will
be about the Korean food! Yummy, yummy! =D Wait for my update next week
P/S - I'm so sorry for the arrangements and the positions of the images, that is one of blogspot's weakness, which is unable to position the pictures correctly like what the blogger wants. =(
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