1795년(정조 19) 혜경궁의 화성 행차와 봉수당 진찬의 특징

Abstract

Hyegyeonggung Hong was the wife of Prince Sado and the mother of King Jeongjo. She lived a turbulent life as a 'Imohwa-byun.' However, when King Jeongjo took the throne, his position and status were elevated and he became the object of King Jeongjo's filial piety. Jeongjo held a feast for his mother Hyegyeonggung and practiced filial piety. In 1795(the 19th year of King Jeongjo's reign), Hwasung march was at its zenith. The 19th year of the reign of King Jeongjo was the year when the Prince Sado and the Hyegyeonggung became 60 years old. King Jeong-jo accompanied his mother to visit Hwasung and pay respects to Hyeonnungwon, the tomb of the Prince Sado. And King Jeongjo held a 60th birthday party for his mother at Bongsoodang in Hwasung Haenggung. Also he confirmed the construction of Hwasung and gave the people a gift. He has shown off the royal authority like this. And the king himself did filial piety, the virtue of the Confucian nation, and brought out the loyalty of his officials and people. The Hwasung march is also important in terms of formality. It was unusual for a royal woman of the Joseon Dynasty to go a long distance outside the palace. And Hyegyeonggung was the only one who became the main character of the celebration of the 60th birthday outside the palace. Bongsoondang feast, which was held at Hwasung in 19 years of King Jeongjo's reign, has the following characteristics. First, it was a feast for both men and women. This was characterized by the composition of participants in the royal banquet. Second, there was diversity and flexibility in holding the banquet. Hyegyeonggung's actual birthday was June 28. It was a banquet held in advance by Hwasung. This means celebrating not only the birthday of Hyegyeonggung, but also the 60th birthday of the same age of the Prince Sado. Third, a special ceremony was held concerning the status of Hyegyeonggung. It was divided by blind that the party was attended both men and women. And, Hyegyeonggung was not a queen, so it given the alcohol seven times. But, they did ‘Sanho' because the men attended. As above, the characteristics of the Bongsoondang party were specially implemented because of her special position. However, it was meaningful to hold a symbolic big party outside the palace. This was the formality that showed the best of filial piety by King Jeongjo.