Hoengseonghoedajisori and Hoengseongerory on a stage... Prototype revealed on the 14th
Quick Look
- An event to meet the original forms of Hoengseong Hoedajisori and Hoengseong Eorori, which are Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province intangible heritages, will be held on the 14th at the Jeonggeum Folk Museum in Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong-gun.
- A traditional funeral procession and a demonstration of the two intangible heritages are held, and the two intangible heritages are being passed down together in Jeonggeum Village.
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Why It Matters
Hoengseonghoedajisori won the Presidential Award at the National Folk Art Contest in 1984 and was designated as an intangible cultural heritage of Gangwon-do in the same year. Currently, about 50 preservation members are continuing the transmission activities. Hoengseong Eorori was designated as Gangwon-do's intangible cultural heritage in 2024, and 12 members are currently carrying out transmission activities.
An event to meet the original forms of 'Hoengseong Hoedajisori' and 'Hoengseong Eorori', which are Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province's intangible heritage, will be held at the Jeonggeum Folk Museum in Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong-gun on the 14th.
The Hoengseong Hoedajisori Preservation Society and the Hoengseong Eorori Tradition Preservation Society jointly prepare a traditional funeral procession and demonstrate the prototypes of the two intangible cultural heritage.
Jeonggeum Village is an area where the two intangible cultural heritages of Hoengseong-gun are passed down together.
Hoengseonghoedajisori is the sound sung while compacting the dirt behind the lower coffin during traditional funerals.
It received the Presidential Award at the National Folk Art Contest in 1984 and was designated as an intangible cultural heritage of Gangwon-do in the same year.
Currently, about 50 preservation members are continuing transmission activities.
Hoengseongeoreori is a long Arari-type folk song sung in agricultural life to soothe the fatigue of labor and to pray for a good harvest.
It has been passed down around Jeonggeum Village and was designated as an intangible cultural heritage of Gangwon-do in 2024.
Currently, 12 members are carrying out transmission activities at local festivals and traditional art events.
Last October, 'Hoengseong Jeonggeum Nongyo', based on Hoengseong fairy tales, received an excellence award at the Gangwon Folk Arts Festival.
The event will be held on the outdoor stage of Jeonggeum Folk Hall from 1 p.m.
Son Chung-ho, chairman of the Hoengseonghoe Dajisori Preservation Society, said on the 12th, “I hope that Jeonggeum Village will be an opportunity to meet the original forms and inherited values of the two intangible cultural heritage in person.”
Open Questions
- It was not specified whether attendance at the event was free or paid.
- The detailed schedule of the event program and the list of cast members have not been released.
