On the 10th, the Hankyoreh newspaper in South Korea reported on the completely different landscape of the Korean New Year. The photo is the Korean market.
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February 10, 2021Korea・ The Hankyoreh newspaper reported on the completely different landscape of Korean New Year.
In South Korea, the Chinese New Year holidays began on the 11th. According to the article, there is a widespread recognition in South Korea that “the traditional Chinese New Year culture, where relatives meet together to perform rituals, needs to change.” When an online survey institution asked 4081 men and women about “holidays, traditional ceremonies, and ritual culture” around the Chinese New Year in 2019, 54.7% answered that they would perform traditional ceremonies and rituals on public holidays. was. In addition, 39.4% of the respondents answered “higher” when asked about the “stress index on public holidays”. 57% of the respondents said that they should continue, but they need to change according to the times, and 28.3% said that they should be abolished.
In Chuseok last year (Obon on August 15th of the calendar)New coronavirusIt is said that many people performed online rituals and non-face-to-face grave visits due to the influence of. The Korea Creative Content Agency provides online memorial services and grave visit services to users of 346 memorial facilities nationwide. With this service, you can click on a picture of a dish on the homepage to offer a ritual offering, write a mortuary tablet, or offer flowers or burn incense. It is also possible to share the memorial video with relatives via email or SNS.
In addition to this, the deceased’s favorite instant was not a traditional dish for ritual dishes.ramenIt is said that there were many people who prepared a ritual and exchanged video calls at their own homes without returning home because the new coronavirus prohibited private gatherings of 5 or more people. ..
In response to this, on the Korean internet, “If you die, please prepare your favorite food for the ritual set.” “It is natural that the ritual dishes will change depending on the times.” “Leave food left over.” There are overwhelmingly many opinions in favor of change, such as “much better than wasting”, “even though I am busy with my life, rituals are a waste of energy” and “this is K-ritual!”
However, in some cases, “it is better not to prepare ramen because it is troublesome”, “it will be hard for department stores and market people”, and “it is meaningful in that it is a tribute to the family who lived together. Traditional formal It is said that it is only difficult to do it, and it is only selfish to dislike it. ” (Translation / Editing / Matsumura)
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