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CTB Common Translation Bible (공동번역), once used in the Catholic Church and a number of protestant churches in the 1990s, lost its popularity as the Catholic Church moves out from using it for liturgical purposes. RCTB Revised Common Translation Bible in 1999 is now authorized by the Anglican Church of Korea and Korean Orthodox Church.
The sangtu (Korean: 상투) was a Korean topknot hairstyle worn by married men. [1] [2] The hairstyle was widely worn from around the 57 BC – 68 AD Three Kingdoms of Korea period until the late 19th century, during the Joseon period. Its practice in Korea has since virtually ceased.
Topknot may refer to: . A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in Asia: Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men; Sangtu (상투), a Korean topknot; Touji (頭髻), a traditional Chinese hairstyle which involves tying all hair into a bun, worn from earliest times up to the end of the Ming Dynasty and still worn by Taoist priests and practitioners
1922 Gale published the first literary work of Korean to be translated into English The Cloud Dream of the Nine (구운몽,九雲夢) by Kim Manjung 1637–1692. Disagreeing with some of the over-literal translations in the official version of the Bible, in 1925 he published his own private translation of New and Old Testaments.
At this time women's hairstyles reflected their social status as well as their marital status. The binyeo was also considered as a symbol of being a married woman. Often given as a gift from their husband or suitor. At the gyerye rite, a part of the coming-of-age ceremony, many girls would first wear and display this specific type of hair pin.
A woman also wore her hair in a bun, with an ornamental hairpin and a ceremonial coronet. [136] A long ribbon was attached to the ornamental hairpin, the hairpin is known as Yongjam (용잠). [136] In more recent times, people wear hwarot on their wedding day, and so the Korean tradition survives in the present day. [136]
The country's official hairstyles did allow men over 50 years old to grow their upper hair up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, to disguise balding. [2] An initial five-part series of the show featured officially endorsed haircut styles, while a later series went a step further by showing certain men as examples of how not to trim one's hair
The gache (Korean: 가체; Hanja: 加髢) is a traditional Korean wig worn by women. Historically, gache were expensive accessories worn only by women of high social standing, alongside kisaeng. They were decorated with silk objects, gold, jewels, silver, coral, jade, and other expensive materials. Certain decorations were reserved for royalty.