Shinhaeng
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Shinhaeng (kor: 신행) is the bride’s journey from her maiden home to the groom’s home, where she will spend the rest of her life after marriage.
Timeframe of the bride’s departure:[edit]
The time of a bride’s departure for the groom’s home after marriage greatly varies from place to place. Muksinhaeng or Haemugi are newly married women who spend a year at home before going to live with her in-laws. The names vary from region to region. At other times, the waiting period is much shorter where the woman may spend a month — this is called Dalmugi — or three days — this arrangement is called Samilsinhaeng — before going to the in-law's house. When the bride moves to the groom’s home on the same day as the wedding, it is called Dosinhaeng. Until the 1950s, it was common in the rural areas to spend a year at home first. However, now it is more common to go to the groom’s house on the day of the wedding.[1]
Groom’s visit to the wife’s maiden home:[edit]
The custom of the husband visiting his wife while she is still living at her maiden home after marriage is called Jaehaeng (Kor. 재행, Chin. 再行, lit. Groom’s visit to the bride’s family). The groom must take his parents’ permission for the visit and usually takes rice cakes and other food items along with him as gifts. He can visit several times if the bride lives at her maiden home for an extended period of time. Even if the bride does not stay at her parents' home after marriage and opts to leave for the groom’s house on the day of the wedding, the groom still performs jaehaeng. In Gyeongsangbuk-do province, it is said that the groom does this to console and wipe the tears of the bride’s parents, who are sad to see their daughter leave them.[2]
Journey to the groom’s house:[edit]
When the time comes for the bride to go to the groom’s home, an auspicious day is chosen, and she takes gifts for the groom’s family. The bride is usually accompanied by her father, who acts as the Sanggaek (Kor. 상객, Chin. 上客, elderly member of the family who accompanies the bride or groom). The sanggaek stays overnight at the in-law’s house. The bride travels in a hired palanquin, owned by the local community. If the groom’s house is not far away, she rides the same palanquin all the way but if there is a lot of distance between the two places, the bride moves into another palanquin that is sent by the groom’s family. With the introduction of modern transportation, nowadays brides usually take a train or ride in a car if the groom’s home is far away and transfer to a palanquin at the entrance of the groom’s village. Earlier, undertaking the journey on a palanquin was considered strict propriety, which had to be adhered to even if the groom’s home was just a stone’s throw from the bride’s.[3]
The trip in a palanquin is particularly uncomfortable for the bride as she has to sit very still in a narrow enclosed space while the vehicle is in motion. When she finally arrives, there is one last hurdle that must be crossed before entering the groom’s home. The bearers have to cross over a straw fire in the yard before the bride can enter the house. This practice is called Yangbab. It was believed that this ritual helped ward off evil spirits and prevented them from following the bride into her new home. This ritual was commonly performed in rural regions until the 1980s, when Western style weddings became the norm.[4]
Hyunggoree and gifts:[edit]
After the bride reaches her in-law's house, she offers a hyunggoree (현구고례) when she meets her husband’s parents for the first time along with other members of the household.
The term pyebaek (폐백) originally refers to the gifts given by the new bride during the hyunggoree. The bride bows to the family and offers them jujube, chestnuts, and side dishes prepared on the table. The bride also brings a jar of sticky (glutinous) rice with her that her mother-in-law cooks on the third day of her arrival to share with the whole family. Sticky rice signified wishes for the couple to live happily together - to be so close that they are “sticky.”
The groom’s family holds a feast that they have spent several days preparing with the help of relatives and neighbours to celebrate the arrival of the bride. The neighbours usually do not come empty-handed but bring rice or gamju (sweet rice drink) as gifts, and the groom welcomes the guests while waiting for the bride to arrive.[5]
Rituals:[edit]
Shinhaeng can be largely divided into the rituals of public performance, ritual during divine performance, and ritual after arriving at Shiga. They are as follows:
- The priest must leave after performing ancestral rites, which is called “Ancestor's View”. After the ancestral rites, the pot lid is touched three times in the kitchen, which is a greeting to King Cho and at the same time a way to prevent motion sickness.
- If you cross the sacred shrine or stream of the hill during the ritual, you fold salt, rice or chamsong into squares and throw them to prevent ghosts from following you. The bride also prepares rice bowls for her parents-in-law and puts syrup in them. The bride comes in a kiln, which is covered with a tiger blanket, with rice, pot, shoes, etc. This is said to prevent misgivings, and when the bride is pregnant, seaweed and thread are also placed under the cushion.
- When the bride arrives at the groom’s house, she burns straw at the front gate, then the groom lets the bride cross the gate and feeds her persimmons or puts her cushion on the roof. After the ceremony to greet the bride, both go to the ancestral complex to hold a ritual for their ancestors. Later, when the bride greets the in-laws while bowing over the pyebaek, the parents-in-law throw chestnuts and jujubes, wishing that they give birth to many children. At this time, the bride sometimes puts rice under the table. After coming to the new house, the bride sends a message to her in-laws in the morning and evening and serves them the food she brought, which is called joseokgwan or gwanjipda.[6]
Afterwards, the bride visits a relative's house in the city and greets them, which is called "the first step"(첫걸음 간다) or "the circle turns"(회가 돈다). After three days, once the bride is somewhat familiar with the atmosphere of her in-laws, she goes to the kitchen to cook for the first time and serves her parents-in-law.[7]
References:[edit]
- ↑ "Bride's post-wedding journey to the groom's home(新行)". Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Hong, Sunpyo (2018-12-31). "Wedding Images in Pyeongsaendo during the Latter Period of the Joseon Dynasty". Art History Forum. 47: 161–184. doi:10.14380/ahf.2018.47.161. ISSN 1225-9519.
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- ↑ Yang, Chang-jin (2020-03-31). "A Study on the Article Development of the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture －Focusing on Seonggwan(姓貫) Information－". The East Asian Ancient Studies. 57: 313–338. doi:10.17070/aeaas.2020.3.57.313. ISSN 1229-8298.
- ↑ "신행(新行) - 한국민족문화대백과사전". encykorea.aks.ac.kr. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
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