Jeongwol daeboreum Daljip (Straw Heap) Burning Busan

The grasses found in the local domestic farm animal pastures were harvested traditionally and set to fire each winter on an annual basis by the villagers during the Jeongwol-daeboreum Daljip (Straw Heap) Burning, Busan. It is done to kill harmful insects. The indigenous traditional folklore of Korea during the Jeongwol-daeboreum Daljip (Straw Heap) Burning, Busan is the Daljipnori i.e. the Straw Heap Play is carried out on the entire beach of Haeundae, Gwangali, Dadaepo and the Songdo. During the time of the occasion fire is set to a huge field for driving away the last year and bad luck and pray for go fate in the upcoming year. The festival has been celebrated since the year 1997.

The Jeongwol-daeboreum Daljip (Straw Heap) Burning, Busan can be best compared with the spouting lava when it shoots out of the crest of a volcano. The name Jeongwol-daeboreum means the first full moon. It falls on January 15th of the lunar calendar. The main events of the Jeongwol-daeboreum Daljip (Straw Heap) Burning, Busan includes the Madangnori, Kite-flying, Yutnori (Traditional ‘Four-Stick Game’), Jegichagi (Traditional ‘Shuttlecock Game’). The events also comprises of Boreum Madang, Daeboreum-gilnori (Parading to farmer’s music), Bridge walking, Field burning game Taekgyeon (Traditional martial art) performance. Other than these there are events such as Twisting straw rope and straw shoes, sampling party of Korean traditional foods. The tourists coming to Busan can actually enjoy some folk game such as Jwibul nori, which is veiling a fire in a tin can at night and rotating it around the wire. Another tradition is to let a Pheasant fly and then make a wish. You can also participate in various events such as the Daljiptaeugi i.e. burning the heap of straw, the Ganggang Sullae, a Korean circle dance played by girls under the bright full moon, the Shooting of a desire stone, and the Kite-flying to dispel the year’s evil.