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Gomsin. Gomsin ( Korean : 곰신) is a South Korean term for a young Korean woman who is waiting for their boyfriend to return from their two-year compulsory military service. The term is an abbreviation of gomusin, traditional Korean rubber shoes. This in turn is a reference to the phrase "putting on gomusin backwards" ( Korean : 고무신을 ...
Hwahyejang ( Korean : 화혜장) are craftsmen who construct traditional Korean footwear. The shoes are classified into hwa (shoes that go over the ankle) and hye (shoes that do not cover the ankle), hence the compound word " hwahyejang ". [ 1] Historically, the two distinct types of shoe were made by separate specialist craftsmen, the hyejang ...
South Korea is a land of strict Confucian hierarchy and etiquette is important. In respect much can be said on the differences on how to conduct oneself as a male South Korean and a female South Korean. The bow is the traditional Korean greeting, although it is often accompanied by a handshake among men. To show respect when shaking hands ...
Gomusin ( Korean : 고무신; Korean pronunciation: [komuɕʰin]) are traditional Korean shoes made of rubber. The shoes are wide, with low heels. Gomusin for men were modeled after "gatsin" (갖신), and ones for women were danghye (당혜). Gomusin first appeared in the early 20th century. They were much easier to keep clean than danghye and ...
Removal of footwear indoors. Genkan of a residence in Japan, viewed from outside looking in. Traditions of removing shoes in the home vary greatly between the world's cultures. [ 1] These customs impact whether people remove their shoes when coming home, whether people are expected to remove their shoes when visiting others' homes, and what ...
Woo Bum-kon [a] [b] (Korean: 우범곤, born November 5, 1955) [1] was born in Choryang, located in the Dong District. His father was also a policeman, and he aspired to follow in the steps of his profession. [1] He had served in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, where he was recognized as a skilled marksman until his discharge in 1978. [2]
Minbok. McCune–Reischauer. Minbok. Until the 1950s, a significant proportion of Koreans wore white hanbok, sometimes called minbok ( Korean : 민복; lit. clothing of the people), on a daily basis. Many Korean people, from infancy through old age and across the social spectrum, dressed in white. They only wore color on special occasions or if ...
Shoe-tossing is the throwing of footwear, the reasons for which differ based on cultural context. A pair of laced shoes may be thrown across raised cables, such as telephone wires and power lines, or onto tree branches to create "shoe trees". [ 1][ 2] In such contexts it may be known as shoefiti . Footwear is used as a projectile in folk sports ...