The Revered and the Feared: Korea’s Mountain Spirits and Hobgoblins
With Halloween just behind us, this is as apropos a time as any to talk about spirits and the supernatural.
Author: Stephen Redeker
The Heavens Open: Korea Is Created
Every year, October 3 is a national holiday, Gaecheon-jeol (개천절, 開天節), often rendered as “Korea Foundation Day” in English but literally actually means “opening of heavens celebration.”
Samgye-tang for the Heat, Pork for Pollution
The heat of summer is quickly approaching, and the air quality index for Gwangju is outside the “good” zone for most of the year; indeed, it was high in the … Read More
The Supernatural: Korean Dragons and Ghosts
Written by Adam Volle and Stephen Redeker.Arranged by David Shaffer. Korean folklore is full of the supernatural: flying horses, phoenixes, three-headed fowls, pipe-smoking tigers, prank-playing and evil spirits, and of … Read More
“The Deadly 4”
Written by Stephen Redeker Originally published January 2012 #119 Do you believe in “unlucky” numbers? In some Western countries, the number 13 is considered to be bad luck. It is … Read More