The Koreans
Them and their cultures
Who are they?
Their traditional cultures
Introduction
Their traditional attire
Their musics
four objects is Kkwaenggwari, Jing, Janggu and Buk.
The delicious Korean cuisines
The exciting games
Juldarigi is a traditional Korean sport similar to tug of war. It has a ritual and divinatory significance to many agricultural communities in the country, and is performed at festivals and community gatherings. Jwibulnori is a popular Korean game. It's a play to make a fire on paddies and fields to exterminate harmful insects and rats during the first full moon of a year in the lunar calendar, which is the national holiday in Korea. People make a torchlight on a basket or a container tied with a strong string, going out, playing with, twirling it. After enjoying this game, they make a fire on the farmland. Yut Nori is a traditional board game played in Korea, especially during Korean New Year. One stick over (flat side up) and three sticks up (round side up) is called "do"(pig). Two sticks up and two sticks over is called "gae" (dog). One stick up and three sticks over is called "geol"(sheep). All sticks over is called "yut"(cow), whereas all sticks up is called "mo"(horse).