In Korea, there are many last name.

​Among them, most of the population last name is Kim.

​Kim has several types. My type is 光山(Guangshan) Kim.

Guangshan corresponds to the today’s Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Korea.

The father kimheunggwang was a prince of Silla.

He predicted that the country become cluttered.

So, He lived in Guangshan while studying in order to avoid from it.

Since then, the descendants decided to kimheunggwang father and Guangshan the family origin.

Kim Seon ah

Baek Hyeokgeose

ABOUT MY ANCESTOR

 

My name is Park ji min.

Last name is PARK and first name is jimin.

In Korea, the last name indicates ancestor.

PARK is 朴 that is Chinese character. The ancestor of this family name is Back Hyeokgeose.

Almost people that have PARK as a family name are descendant of Beck Hyeokgeose.

Korea had the period of the three states in the past.

The three states was Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

Baek Hyeokgeose was progenitor of Silla.

He was famous for birth moment. Although he was human, he was said to people from egg.  

by Park JiMin

Nam Min

<Ancestor's history>

Korean last name is based on location. In my case, location of my last name is Yeong-yang. 

The name of founder is Nam min. His real name is Kim chung. When he came from Japan by ship. 

His ship met the typhoon and ship was broken. He drifted to Jukdo and go to live to Yeong-yang of Silla. 

He came from Yeo-nam of China, so the king gave him to last name ‘Nam’. So he change his last name, Kim to Nam. 

This is my ancestor’s history.  by David Nam Tae Hoon

Heo Jun

By Victoria Heo Won Nyeong

I will introduce my ancestor, Heo jun.

He was a royal physician in 1539~1615.

Although he was not a nobleman, he was success because of medical practice and loyalty. As a royal physician, Heo jun wrote eight medical books.

The most famous book is Donguibogam that is considered a medical book masterpiece.

For whole people to get easily medicine that matches their symptoms, he wrote a Donguibogam.

Today he’s life is made into many TV series.

He was a the best physician in the Joseon Dynasty period.

What is the name of the activity?

- It's name is 'Talchum'. It's a mask dance.

2. What is the history of the activity?

- Mask dance is a group play on it from the ancient Jecheon events. It was initially takes on the form of ceremony to honor the gods. But increasingly become folk drama.

3. Why do people do the activity?

- It expressed in humor and satire of ruling class contradictions at that time. Also loosen the hard work of the labor process.

4. What things do you need to do the activity?

- We need script and get practice for this Mask dance.

5. Do people wear special clothes for the activity? What do the clothes look like?

- Every people wear masks for dancing and acting. There are many kinds of masks and it looks like littlebit funny.  by Elisa Park

 "A traditional Korean activity 'Bong San'mask dance"

The name of the activity is 'Bong San'mask dance.

'Bong SaKn'mask dance is Korea's history activity.

This dance is a social satire.

So, people dance 'Bong San'mask dance, because it makes people funny and interestingly.

People wear a funny face mask and traditional clothes.

It looks very humorous. by Yu Da Hae

G-bulnori (쥐불놀이)

Belita (김덕유)

-> The activity name is G-bulnori (쥐불놀이)

-> The history of the activity is that our country has been a agrarian country. So, farmers drop the fire on their own field. Because rats damage to farmers, they burn rats house and remove pest. And it makes sprout grow well next farming.

Every farmers in their town drop the fire at once. It looks very fantastic. And the farmers look the fire’s size, they augur luck of the year.

-> The things which the people need to do is straw and fire.

-> There is nothing special clothes. 

(Kim Seon A)

Nursing

The name of the activity is Jwibulnori.

Jwibul is get away from germs of rice paddles and fields.

And Ancestor think that doing Jwibulnori i is the disease-free harmless throughout the year.

So, They had this for preparing the farming and fresh starting.

In winter, pupa of locusts and insect pests, the field mouse, a mouse holes, weed that various pests lay an eggs are formed.

If they put Jwibul, they burn these.

The ashes from the burnt weeds became a fertilizing of fields and grass grew well.

We need cans, string wire and firewood.

People don't wear special clothes for the activity. Just normal.