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Jesa (Korean: 제사, Korean pronunciation: [tɕe.sa]) is a ceremony commonly practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. [1] Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. [2]
Death anniversary. A jesasang (제사상), literally "death anniversary table" – a table used in Korean death anniversary ceremonies. A death anniversary (or deathday) is the anniversary of the death of a person. It is the opposite of birthday. It is a custom in several Asian cultures, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, China, Georgia ...
In traditional Korean culture, the image of a male should be rational and calm, and female is emotional and sensitive. Therefore, the male must restrain his sadness. [16] Third, the relatives and friends will write a funeral oration to mourn the deceased and express their grief. This not only details the life of the deceased, but also praises ...
The Four Ceremonial Occasions (Korean: 관혼상제; Hanja: 冠婚喪祭; RR: Gwanhonsangje). [1] The four rites of passage celebrated in this tradition are the coming of age (Gwallye; 관례), marriage (Hollye; 혼례), death, or the funeral rites (Sangrye; 상례), and rites venerating the ancestors (Jerye; 제례). The word Gwanhonsangje an ...
Ch'ŏndojae. Cheondojae (Korean: 천도재) is a Korean umbrella term for Buddhist rituals based on reincarnation. [1] Cheondojae is also known as after-death ceremonies or Buddhist funeral rites. [2] Buddhists believe when someone dies, their soul is held for 49 days between death and rebirth. [3]
Kim Jong-hyun. Kim Jong-hyun (April 8, 1990 [1] – December 18, 2017), [2] known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing twelve albums with the group in both Korean ...
Gwallye [4] (관례; 冠禮), the coming-of-age ceremony, is performed between the ages of 15 and 20. After the ceremony, a man begins to wear sangtu (상투; Korean topknot) and gat (a traditional hat) and a woman jjok (쪽; a traditional bun hairstyle) and binyeo (a traditional hairpin). The ceremonial food includes rice wine, rice cake ...
Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery ( Korean: 양화진외국인선교사묘원 ), also known as the Hapjeong-dongInternational Cemetery, is a cemetery overlooking the Han River in the district of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. The cemetery was first opened in 1890, and contains at least 376 graves: around 118 of which belong to foreign ...