The Cultural Connotation of gangneung danoje festival

South Korea's Dragon Boat Festival is considered to have originated from shaman culture. Dragon Boat Festival once existed in many parts of Korea, but it gradually disappeared with the development of society. Only Jiangling area has completely preserved the form and content of the Dragon Boat Festival sacrificial ceremony. What Korean culture can we see behind gangneung danoje festival?

Therefore, gangneung danoje festival has attracted the attention of Koreans at home and abroad. 1967 was designated as the important intangible cultural heritage and important intangible cultural relics of KoreaNo. 13. 2005125 October was designated as the oral and intangible heritage of mankind by UNESCO.

First of all, what we see is the colorful activities in gangneung danoje festival. In addition to traditional ceremonies designated as intangible cultural heritage, there are many folk games, such as tug-of-war, swinging, archery, wrestling, throwing pots, and other rich cultural activities, such as experience games, citizen participation and public performances.

Experts have analyzed the origin of gangneung danoje festival: it is an ancient tribal sacrifice, and gangneung danoje festival has completely inherited the tribal sacrifice, vividly reappearing the overview of the primitive tribal sacrifice. We can deeply understand from the prayer of Confucian sacrificial way in gangneung danoje festival that Confucian sacrificial way is a prayer activity for high agricultural yield and human and animal safety in Jiangling area.

The purpose of witch sacrifice is to get the blessing of the gods, so as to protect the prosperity of people and animals in Jiangling area, which is consistent with the purpose of Confucian sacrifice in gangneung danoje festival. Although the two forms of sacrifice are different and reflect different beliefs, they are both for praying for the safety of one party and the bumper harvest of crops.

The most important folk activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as Gangneung official slave masquerade ball and farmhouse dance, are also carried out around the same theme and are an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival. Through the analysis of various activities in gangneung danoje festival, this paper shows the cultural connotation of gangneung danoje festival, and expresses the desire for harvest and peace in the form of sacrifice. This is the most important part of gangneung danoje festival, and it also expresses the Korean people's desire for peace.