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Dol or doljanchi (Korean: 돌; 돌잔치) is a Korean tradition that celebrates a baby's first birthday.. The tradition has been practiced since the early Joseon period. The ceremony typically involves the ritual offering of a samsinsang to the god Samsin (whom is said to watch over children), the preparation of a dolsang with various foods and ritual objects, and a doljabi (based on the ...
Dol (doljanchi, or tol) is probably one of the best-known of the Korean birthday celebrations. Dol is celebrated for the first year of a child. [1] The first part of the dol celebration is prayer. Traditionally, Koreans would pray to two of the many Korean gods: Sansin (the mountain god) and Samsin (the birth goddess).
Zhuazhou (抓週 – literally, "pick" and "anniversary", meaning "one-year-old catch" ) is a Chinese ritual held at a child's first birthday party, when the child is 1 year, i.e. typically twelve months since birth (although variable reckonings as to what constitutes a year of age for entitlement for zhuazhou exist), old.
Mujigae-tteok (Korean: 무지개떡) or rainbow rice cake is a layered tteok (rice cake) of different colors resembling a rainbow. [1] It is used for special occasions such as a banquet, party, or feast like doljanchi (first birthday), hwangapjanchi (60th birthday).
In some Asian countries that follow the zodiac calendar, there is a tradition of celebrating the 60th birthday. In Korea, many celebrate a traditional ceremony of Baek-il (Feast for the 100th day) and Doljanchi (child's first birthday). In Japan, people celebrate a Coming of Age Day for all those who have turned 18.
Siryak-tyamuri (/ s ɪər ˈ j æ k t ɪ ə ˈ m ʊər i /; Russian: сиряк-тямури) or sirak-jangmul (Koryo-mar: 시락장물; сиракжаңмул; [ɕiɾɐk̚tɕ͈ɐŋmuɭ]) is a stew in Koryo-saram cuisine that uses fermented soybean paste (jai; 자이; тяй) [1] as the primary flavorant for the broth.
Kkachi durumagi is a children's colorful overcoat in hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, which was worn on Seollal, New Year's Day in the Lunar calendar. [1] It was worn mostly by young boys [2] and literally means "a magpie's overcoat".
The Great Dharani Sutra was discovered in October 13, 1966 during repairs of Seokgatap (the three-storied pagoda) in Bulguksa which is located in South Korea. Joseph Needham assumed it was made between 684 and 704, but since the Dhāraṇī Sūtra was translated into Chinese from Sanskrit in 704, and Bulguksa was built in 751, it is assumed that it was built between the two periods, and is ...