죽방렴(竹防簾) 관련 의례에 나타난 어로관념

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine juk-bang-ryeom (bamboo weir) fishing, a traditional fishing method that is still used, and religious rituals related to juk-bang-ryeom. Juk-bang-ryeom, which is one of Korean traditional fishing methods, is a kind of trap that captures fish by setting a fence with bamboo blinds and blocking the way of retreat for fish that has flowed in at high tide through a strait with a strongly running tide. Juk-bang-ryeom is still used as an anchovy fishing method at the Jijok Strait in Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. Balmak(anchovy barrack) is a building for processing and treating fish, in particular, anchovy caught using juk-bang-ryeom. In such a building, rituals are performed to pray for big catches and such rituals include the sacrificial rite offered at the sacrificial rite on the New Year’s Eve and the first fishing operation. These rituals involve ceremonies for Dokkaebi(Goblin) and worshipping Jowang(Kitchen God). Compared to those in the past, today’s rituals related to juk-bang-ryeom are simple in terms of sacrifice and form, and people’s belief in such rituals seems to be weak. Although the object and form of worship are different, however, these rituals still carry meanings as people’s pray for big catches.