Nammunandangsan Mountain

A dangsan is an object of folk belief, in which a deity is believed to dwell. Nammunandangsan Mountain stood at the site known as Chwiwonmullu — also called Geonseollu — the former South Gate tower of the Joseon-period town wall, and was moved to its present location in 1992. This dangsan appears to have functioned as a guardian deity protecting the town wall. It consists of two shaped granite pillars set one above the other like a single column, narrowing as they rise. Four turtles are carved partway up the upper stone pillar, and one face of the lower pillar bears the names of the twenty-four people who took part in making it. Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a dangsan ritual was held to pray for the well-being of the village and its residents and for a good harvest, and a tug-of-war was also held to strengthen the bonds among the villagers. The rope used in the tug-of-war was afterwards used in the "clothing" ritual, in which it was wound around the dangsan stone. The exact date it was made is unknown, but since it stood at the site of the South Gate of the Joseon-period town wall, it is presumed to date from the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Buan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산