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The
manners or folk customs change along with
the changes of the people’s lives
according to the trend of the period. The
folk customs, which were popular for some
time, disappear unnoticed, and new manners
appear.
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The
Seoksa farm music consists of a total
of six madangs. In the 1st madang,
people enter in a column three deep,
led by agricultural tools. The people
makes a round in a line following
a leading-gong player and greeted.
In the 2nd madang, people plays the
farm music play making a rank that
looks like a bending trail. In the
3rd madang, people plays the farm
music play making the rank like a
stretching form, while coming and
going forward and backward. In the
4th madang, people play the farm music
play making the rank like a cross
form. In the 5th madang, people play
the farm music play according to the
direction of the leading-gong player,
while making a column five deep. In
the 6th madang, people play the farm
music play making the rank like a
V form. |
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 It
consists of the religious service
and turtle play.
 The
turtle play is played by the youth
mainly in Chungcheong-do and Gyeonggi-do
on the Korean thanksgiving day.
 The
turtle form is made by the millet
stalk straw, sedge, vine, and bamboo,
etc. and
two people enter the turtle form to
stand, and then walk like a turtle.
 People
drive the turtle after fastening a
string on the neck of the turtle,
and behind it, the farm band follow,
and behind the farm band, people who
were disguised stand in a line.
 People
play the farmer’s musical instruments
and then go to a relatively affluent
house in the village and say, “From
the east sea, we came to here”.
Then, the owner of the house treated
foods, saying, “You did a good
job in coming to here”.
 While
people play for a long time, if the
turtle lies on its face on the ground
and does not move, the owner treat
crops such as the rice and barley,
etc., in addition to the foods, saying,
” The turtle is exhausted since
it crossed the East Sea.”
 The
crops gathered like this are used
as common expenses for the village.
 Sanje
is performed even today, and for further
information, please refer to <Folks
of Chuncheon that have been transmitted
currently>. |
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 This
play was previewed as a part of the
opening ceremony of the 1st Soyang
Festival in 1983, so that it was opened
to the general public.
 In
the event before the ceremony of the
66th national athlete meeting, a large
size of 7,000 people were mobilized
for this trial performance.
 Regarding
the detailed athlete meeting methods,
there are many different theories
even today.
 The
Chuncheon Society & Culture Research
Institute studied the historical evidence
about this play starting from the
middle of the 1990s, opened a seminar
by inviting famous folk scholars from
the whole nation, and through these,
it intends to restore the Chuncheon
fighting play with the cart of an
only wheel. Based on these results,
it is developing this play into a
folk, which can be transmitted actually,
by forming a connection with the elementary
school.
 For
further information, please refer
to <Folks of Chuncheon that are
handed down by records>. |
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 Entering
the fortress: People, who were parted
into two sides, enter led by a flag
respectively. The march for building
the mountain fortress starts. In this
process, the people sing the ‘Arirang
Taryeong’.
 Building
the fortress : People progress the
building. They prop stones by the
lever, carry stones, which were carried
by them, with the aid of poles to
build a mountain fortress.
 Signal
fire: After building the mountain
fortress, they light a signal fire.
The side that finished the work first
lights the signal fire.
 Mountain
god religious service: People perform
a religious service to the god of
Mt. Bonguisan and have a good play
 Climbing
down the mountain : All of the people
climb down the mountain led by the
farm band. |
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 Six
to seven people got aboard a raft
and reached the entrance of Gongjicheon
ascending the old Daebati river submerged
by the lake, so that this play was
represented after around 40 years.
Texts
of Raft Arirang (part)
Since water is released on the Usu
day or Gyeongchip day
The raft of Hapgangjeong river floats
to come.
Ari-Ari Sseuri-Sseuri Arariyo
Let’s turn round Poari in Songsan
When we float a raft in Changrang
Arirang Taryeong is sorrowful.
Ari-Ari Sseuri-Sseuri Arariyo
Let’s go through the shallow
in Bomaegi
Whore, prepare the liquor
It is floated to the shallow in
Bomaegi
Ari-Ari Sseuri-Sseuri Arariyo
Let’s turn around Nuiyeok
rock to go
My hubby on the raft was good, and
then
Poari of Sinyeon river says good-bye
Ari-Ari Sseuri-Sseuri Arariyo
Find to visit the inside water road
at the old woman shallow
The pavilion on Mt. Bonguisan is
the pavilion for sightseeing
Let’s meet at the pavilion
around Soyang river
Ari-Ari Sseuri-Sseuri Arariyo
Let’s turn around Poari of
Sinyeon river to go
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 Uprising
of loyal soldiers
- While the military band is leading,
soldiers, gunners, Confucian scholars,
peasants, and merchants, etc enter
together.
- With shouts and gun sounds, they
march upon the Gwanchalbu(administrative
office) and occupy it.
- The government officer, who opposed
in the Gwanchalbu, was captured out,
and all other government officers
flee.
- The people raise the flag of loyal
soldiers.
 Establishment
of the camp of loyal soldiers
- Chuncheon residents come in groups.
- People determine to have Seupjae
Lee So-Eung as the general of loyal
soldiers.
- People perform the Geoui Seocheon
religious service pompously in the
altar on Mt. Bonguisan, and pledge
to resist.
- People read aloud the Changuigyeokmun(writings)
and distribute the Sabaltongmun.(writings)
 Marching
upon Seoul : The queue of loyal soldiers
is marching
- March led by various flags, while
playing the military music.
- The splendid queue of loyal soldiers
including the general of loyal soldiers
and the officer riding on a mule or
donkey is showcased to the general
public.
- The disguise queue of loyal soldiers
is progressed simultaneously.
 Beoleopsan
Fight
- Represent the brave fights of loyal
soldiers by using touchholes, bows,
and stone-throwing, etc.
- Perform the ceremony of burning
the Japanese soldiers to death at
the stake.
 Hanmadang
Play
- The military band, soldiers, and
populaces turn round according to
the music, while making a round.
- At this time, the Gobyeongjeong-gasa,
Ansaram-uibyeong-ga, and Chuncheon
loyal soldier arirang are sung. |
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