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Musumnal (머슴날) Posted by on Feb 1, 2009

Musumnal (머슴날) is a quaint, rural festival celebrated the first of every February.  Musum (머슴) means servant or farm hand, while nal (날) means day.  Altogether musumnal (머슴날) means the ‘festival of servants.’  This festival is celebrated on Jeju Island (제주).  On this day a shamanistic rite called yungdunggui (영등구이) is performed.  The rite is…

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