Dangjin Anseomdang Rite

The Anseom Danggut is a form of pungeogut (a rite to pray for a bountiful catch) held to pray for the village's peace and a good catch. Its precise origin is not recorded, but it is said to have begun around 350 years ago. Anseom, in Songak-myeon, was originally an island off the north-west of Dangjin-gun, but became part of the mainland through land reclamation. Before setting out to fish, the fishermen of this area held a dangje (shrine rite) to pray for safety and a bountiful catch. Each year the rite is held on the first jinil (dragon day, excluding byeongjinil) after the first day of the first lunar month, alternating year by year between a daeje (major rite) and a soje (minor rite): the soje takes the form of a simple shrine offering, while the daeje is a full danggut in which a shaman takes part. The structure and character of the Anseom Dangje are among the most representative examples of communal belief among fishing villages on the west coast, giving it great folkloric significance and value.

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Where it is

Region

Dangjin, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산