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[23] [24] There, hanbok is used to distinguish Korean clothing from Japanese- and Western-style clothing. Hanbok was again used in an 1895 document to distinguish between Korean and Japanese clothing. These two usages predate the Korean Empire's popularization of the use of the hanja character Han (Hanja: 韓) to describe the Korean people.
Baji (Korean: 바지 [1]) is a kind of traditional Korean pant that is part of the hanbok. [2] [3] A baji is baggy and loose, so it is tied around the waist. [2] In the past, Korean men wore baji as outer clothing, but for women, it gradually became part of the inner clothing. [2] Today, women wear chima for their outer clothes. [2]
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The beoseon is a type of paired socks worn with the hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, and is made for protection, warmth, and style. Gomusin: Gomusin are traditional Korean shoes made of rubber. Presently, they are mostly worn by the elderly and Buddhist monks and nuns. [13] Hwa
The Korean preference for the color white is found in art, myth, legend, folklore, clothing, food, and more. [9] Choi Nam-Sun said: "The ideal of whiteness was one of the most important factors in Korean art and culture." [9] The Chinese Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes white clothing as a symbol of cleanliness.
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
The clothing of men and women at several social levels of Ancient Egypt are depicted in this tomb mural from the 15th century BC. The preservation of fabric fibers and leathers allows for insights into the attire of ancient societies. The clothing used in the ancient world reflects the technologies that these peoples mastered. In many cultures ...
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