Sunday, November 28, 2010

Korean traditional dress HANBOK

Koreans use "bot"e as a general term for clothing. Traditional clothing and adornments, on the other hand, are called "hanbok"-an abbreviation of the term Han-guk pokshik (Korean attire).
Along with language, religion and cultural patterns such as dance, food, housing and aesthetics, apparel plays a vital role in the preservation and expression of cultural identity. In multiethnic nations such as China and America, styles of traditional attire are diverse. 
However, in countries such as Korea, which are occupied by a single ethnic group, traditional dress is synonymous with national dress. For this reason, the hanbok forms a highly effective expression of Korea identity. Thus, changes in hanbok design from the past to the present parallel the nation's historical development. Moreover, hanbok's form, materials and designs provide a glimpse into the Korean lifestyle, while its colors indicate the values and world view of the Korean people.
What was interesting particularly for me is that in modern  time korean  people still wear hanbok. Comparing to my country where you can find traditional dress only in museum or theatre on performing artists, in Korea you can find ordinary people at different age wearing national dresses. 
Even small kids 
And sometimes dogs )))
Hello my dear friends!!!
Since this blog was created to light up my life in Korea, I intended to post here some information about Korea which you might don't know, but which might be very interesting. Hope we will have fun together ;)))