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The Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (EKFC; Korean: 한국민속대백과사전; Hanja: 韓國民俗大百科事典) is a digital encyclopedia operated by the South Korean National Folk Museum of Korea, and thus supported by the South Korean government. [1] [2] It focuses on various topics related to traditional Korean culture. [2]
The word "kkonminam" is a neologism that was first used to describe "pretty boy characters from girls comics who regularly appeared against backgrounds filled with flowery patterns". [3] The Korean kkonminam concept of soft masculinity originates from the Japanese concept of bishōnen in shōjo manga and anime, but, according to Sun Jung, with ...
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945. Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean states , resulting in a number of cultural differences that can be observed even today.
The 100 Cultural Symbols of Korea [1] [2] (Korean: 백대 민족문화상징; Hanja: 百大 民族文化象徵; RR: Baekdae Minjongmunhwasangjing; MR: Paektae Minjongmunhwasangjing) were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (at the time of selection, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) of South Korea on 26 July 2006, judging that the Korean people are representative among ...
Of these, Korean scholars contributed about 30 per cent and 70 per cent were from foreign scholars such as Martina Deuchler, David R. McCann, James Palais, Keith Howard, James Hoare and others. Of the minor entries, many are English translations from the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture and relevant Japanese and Chinese sources.
Korean folk religions are based on Korean shamanism and foreign religions such as Buddhism. Korean folk religions changed in nature and characteristics due to cultural infusion as foreign religions were introduced to Korea, and folk religions gradually developed as a mixture of foreign religions and indigenous beliefs. [4]
Fly Girls (book) about 5 female pioneers of aviation and women's equality from the 1920's and 1930's in the US: Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden, Ruth Elder, Ruth Rowland Nichols, and Florence Klingensmith "Fly Girl" (Flo song), 2023 "Fly Girl" (Kulcha song), 1994 "Fly Girl" (Queen Latifah song), 1991; Fly Girls, a 2010 reality television series ...