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https://doi.org/10.38003/ccsr.1.1-2.2
Weddings in Korea and Ukraine
Sogu Hong
; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Abstract
Koreans and Ukrainians are two different nations in many aspects, such as geography, language, ethnicity, culture, and so on. It may seem difficult to find something in
common between them. However, in terms of folk culture, especially wedding rituals,
I would say that the two nations have many things in common. This study attempts
to compare the traditional wedding rituals of the two nations which were performed
among commoners between the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Through
this study, we can understand that the basic structure of the wedding rituals of both
cultures have much in common. Even though the ritual forms and contents are different
from each other, both cultures use many similar objects and symbolic expressions for
the wedding ceremony. This study also deals with how women’s work, romance and new
aspirations of social class transformed the marriage tradition, and how rituals were
influenced by the intervention of the governments’ authority in personal life.
Keywords
Korea, Ukraine, wedding rituals, tradition, folklore
Hrčak ID:
328052
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Publication date:
31.12.2019.
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