옛길을 활용한 성년례의 활성화 방안 연구 - 신문왕로를 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study noticed the meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony among the four ceremonial occasions of the coming-of-age, wedding, funeral, and ancestral rites in our traditional ritual. And it sought a way to revive coming-of-age ceremony to become more valuable culture and also vitalize it. Because culture is like a bowl that contains history, originality and overall, it could be a huge text which can develop various contents. Therefore, against globalization, to utilize culture as an important means is considered very desirable attempt not only reviving local's indigenous culture but also keeping local's identity. The Coming-of-age ceremony provides people to have chances to recognize themselves as the start of becoming grown-up, and to have opportunities them to enlighten duties and responsibilities. Also, through the coming-of-age ceremony, an opportunity is given to be aware of between person to person, people can learn how to live properly in the world. Therefore, coming-of-age ceremony plays a key role as a turning point in people's lives. However, the coming-of-age ceremony were not popular with the public until now. Whatever the reason affected, the coming-of-age ceremony must return in our lives together with other ceremonies including wedding ceremony. In order to come back the coming-of-age ceremony in our base, it needs to have play, joy and to add morals into that. This thesis seeks the meaning in the old street. A pathway is a space as a communication. It is the place where our daily lives such as history, culture and architecture were reflected. And it is the place not only communicating but also learning. The historic meaning and story in this pathway resemble our lives. Thus, it will give people an opportunity to let them walk on old pathway during the coming-of-age ceremony at the starting point of their lives by looking back on their past, thinking of the present, and prospecting of the future. Therefore, this thesis chose Sinmunwangno(tentatively named) as a meaningful old pathway, and made the program of a rite of passage for the coming-of-age ceremony on this pathway. Sinmunwangnois a street where the KingSinmunwas going to meet the Vice-KingMunmuand the literature showed the itinerary in detail. The KingSinmunwas the first king who brought the book of "Yeogi," related to custom, in the country. The program of the rite of passage put four courses as separation, adjustment, recycling and integration, and developed five steps as ego, win-win, improvement, reform and the birth of a saint.