Daeboreum Folk and Cultural Diversity
Rituals are shaped differently in each community, and the same ritual may differ from region to region. During Daeboreum, farmers and other community members play musical instruments, and community rituals are performed. In rice farming areas, straw collected from each family house is twisted to make a rope for Daeboreum juldarigi (tug-of-war), an event in which the counterparties may be decided by gender or by residence. After juldarigi events are completed, the rope is burnt or cut and taken away, or sometimes it is tied around a standing stone or dangsan (a village shrine). The way of handling the rope is as varied as the regional customs involved with juldarigi.
South Korea
