I need to learn the following Korean cultural vocabulary for my co-teacher's Open Class. I want to make her look good, and I only have until tomorrow to learn them. I have to be able to name them when my students describe them.
Bok jumuni -- traditional good-luck money bag (bok/bag jew money)
Hanji -- mulberry paper so strong it can be used to make armor and so beautiful it was used for fans and wallpaper (Korean/han gee, it's great!)
Dockdo -- a cluster of islands and rocks contested by the Japanese and Koreans (dock at them, they're worth dough)
Yi Sun Shin -- Awesome admiral (Ye olde sun shine)
Taegeukgi -- the Korean flag ()
Mae samjoen bulsang -- Place famous for bas-relief Buddha carvings in rock ()
Park Tae Hwan -- Korean Olympic swimmer ()
Han ok -- traditional Korean domicile architecture (han/korean okay houses)
Jongmyo -- Confucian site for memorializing Korean kings and queens ()
Samulnori -- musical form played with 4 traditional percussion instruments ()
Nanta -- An acrobatic and dance group that makes music on kitchen utensils ()
Dangun -- Ancestor of all Koreans; if I get the mythology right, he was born of a bear who became a woman ()
Talchum -- mask dance that expresses frustration at being squashed by Confucian society ()
Changdeokgung -- Grand palace in Seoul, "East Palace," 70% destroyed by Japanese occupation ()
Pansori -- Female singer, accompanied by drummer, singing certain traditional stories that go on for hours (The pansori singer from the book)
Suneung -- High pressure Korean version of the SATs ()
Ganggansulae -- 5,000 year old traditional dance to bring a good harvest, danced by many women in a large circle ()
Seokguram -- Buddhist hermitage and grotto known for its carvings of Buddhas in living rock ()
Kim Yeon Ah -- Olympic figure skater ()
Kyongbokgung -- Largest of the royal palaces of the Joseon dynasty, located in Seoul, "Palace Blessed by Heaven" ()
Donguibogam -- Ancient Korean medical text, 25 volumes with anatomic drawings and diagnostic and treatment guide ()
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