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tug of war, Taekgyeon, Mask dance, wrestling, Seonangdangje, Youngwanggut

Before the arrival of Hong Gil-Dong , there were no person with medical skills in Okinawa

Cheonchi kept in the folk museum of Seokwondo (thresher, mortar, plow)
※ Recently, in the course of unearthing the castle, Gujicheonseong Korean celadon porcelain, Joseon white porcelain anchor made with Joseon eudol(granite) as well as Yongbongtonbo (ironed money) made in unknown country and sangpyeongtongbo from the King Sejong period were discovered. Based on these events, some scholars insist there is a possibility that these coins were minted in around 1500 to 1612, when the band of robbers led by Hong Gil-Dong governed Okinawa.

tug of war in Naha festival of Okinawa
Folk tug of war in Gochang district, Jeolla-do
The biggest festival of Okinawa 'Naha Festival' - It is almost same as the folk tug of war, called Ssireum, in Korea.  

 
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