{"id":50356,"date":"2024-10-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/?p=50356"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:00:02","slug":"traditional-korean-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogohanguk.com\/en\/blog\/traditional-korean-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"All about the traditional Korean masks"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may be familiar with the masks worn at Halloween or at masquerades, but do you know about <\/span>traditional Korean masks<\/b>? If you want to find out what they are and their history, don’t miss this article!<\/span><\/p>\n

The history of traditional Korean masks<\/b><\/h2>\n

The history of traditional Korean masks stems from an old <\/span>legend<\/b>. It is said that one day, during the reign of Goryeo (918-1392) in the village of Hahoe (<\/span>\ud558\ud68c<\/span>), a craftsman was commissioned by the gods themselves to carve 12 masks out of wood that represented various personalities. The masks had to be carved in great secrecy. Until he had finished the work, the craftsman was forbidden to have contact with other people, on punishment of death. However, when he was about to complete the twelfth mask, a girl who was in love with him peeked into the workshop, unaware of the consequences it would have. At that exact moment, the man suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died, leaving the twelfth mask unfinished. The twelfth mask is the one that represents the fool and has no jaw for this very reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are the traditional Korean masks?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Of the twelve traditional Korean masks mentioned in the legend, <\/span>only nine<\/b> are still preserved today in the village of Hahoe in the Sonang-tang shrine. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n