대전 유성구 성북동 동제 고찰

Abstract

This study aims at examining village religious rituals of Seongbuk-dong Yuseong-gu in Dajeon City. This paper deals with three points. First, geographical locations of Seongbuk-dong village is examined because it is related to the life of village peoples who live there. Also, this chapter deals with the history and origin of place names. The result presents that place name, Seongbuk-dong originated from mountain fortress wall of Baekje Dynasty. Second, cases of village rituals ceremony of Seongbuk-dong is discussed according to communities. Seongbuk-dong cerebrated rituals for mountain gods in Shinchon, street rituals in Seonchon and mountain gods in Wijantti. The research indicates that these rituals have existed since early 1900. The purposes of these rituals are to keep village safe and village people healthy, to reap abundant harvest, to keep prosperity of livestock, and to get rid of disease. Third, one of characteristics of Seongbuk-dong rituals is to create the harmonious views of villages such as mountains, fields, rivers and roads. They believe that when the village view are harmonious, people mind will be stabilized, which eventually leads prosperity and abundant harvest of the village. The representative example is building a pagoda and planting trees in Seochon. In addition, in Seongbuk-dong, there is a club to support religious rituals. This group is called Sanjege (group that was organized to support the rituals for mountain gods) or Dongge (group that was organized to support public activities of the village). These groups support religious rituals of the village financially.