The Great Leader KIM IL SUNG said:

         'We must give to all the workers a proper and enough education about the very long history and culture of our country, so they'll appreciate all the splendid traditions and heritage of our nation and all its beautiful moral and customs in the way that they'll carry them forward and develop them according to the new today's socialist life'

CLOTHING

            The traditional Korean clothing is composed by the inferior clothing, the superior and the external one, that at the same time are subdivided in different aspects depending on the sex and age, and in the past history also depending in the profession and social class.

ADORNMENT

           There're a lot of adornments used in the traditional Korean folk costume both for men and women.For example 'dengui' and 'binio'(for the hair). The women adornments have much more variety than the men's one.
           In the past, the boys and girls used the 'dengui' at the end of the hair. The boys used the wide 'dengui' while the girls used the narrow one in red or purple colour.
'Donggot' that was another hair adomment for men, was made from different materials like gold silver, sapphire... to adorn the head.
The Korean ancestors were specially attracted by the waist adornments that sometimes were excellent handicrafts items: Like the belts, the little bags, 'jangdo' (decorative knife), etc.
The belt was composed by 'Kuade and jofe'. The first one was a piece of clothing or leather with pieces made from gold, silver and copper, and the second one was a hanging adomment made from gold, iron, jade or other materials.
At the beginning only the men had a little bag on the waist where they kept the tobacco or handwritings, but at the end of the feudalist era the women also used this bag

FOOD

           The Korean ancestors developed a unique culinary art Since the year -2000 they started to cultivate the soya, sorgo, and other cereals. They developed the 'tok' (bread) and a lot of different traditional spices like the 'yumi' and 'dubu'.
           The basic food in the Korean cuisine are  the 'bap' (cooked cereals), kuksu (noodles with soup), 'juk' (porridge), 'jijim' (fried omelette), etc.
           Tok is one of the most famous preferred plates and it has more than 50 varieties depending of the elaboration process and materials. It's made from cereals or flour, and can be cooked by using water, steam and pressing.
           The most representative is the 'chaltok': first the glutinous rice is steam cooked , it's pressed until will be like an homogeneous mass, and it's wrapped up with 'komul'(puree) made from soya, sesame, honey, green beans, etc.

           The soups are prepared specially for breakfast and dinner and generally it's served hot except in summer where you'll also find cold one. The ingredients for the soups are vegetables, meat, fish and wild herbs.
           'Sinsonro' is one of the most famous Korean plates and it's made with more than 20 different materials like chicken, bamboo, pine's mushroom, pumpkin, ginkgo almond, chestnut, fern, etc.
           'Kimchi' is another one of the most famous side dishes in the country. It's prepared with different vegetables like the turnip, cabbage, etc together with species like the garlic, pepper or fresh onion. The lactic acid and other organic acids generated during the fermentation process give a very special and tasteful aroma.

           Also a lot of sweets and desserts are made in Korea, like the Yotkanjong (a mixture of soya, nuts, sesame, peanuts with honey) or the 'jongkua' (cooked ginseng with dry khaki and chestnut)

DRINKS

           The traditional drinks in Korea are divided in liquors and soft drinks. The liquors are extracted from the cereals like the 'Kamjongro' (high alcoholic grade, it has red colour and it's sweet and slightly hot, distilled from honey) or the 'jukrioko' (made from giant bamboo and ginger).
           In the soft drinks you can find 'Sujongkua' (made from cinnamon, ginger and pears, peach or other fruits) Since long time ago this one is a traditional New Year drink. 'Juache' is another drink made from 'Schizandra water' where sugared fruits are mixed with pine nuts and ice cubes, perfect for summer time.

           With the high development of the nutritional industry, today a great variety of the traditional food can be produced in big amounts.

BUILDINGS

           The traditional Korean buildings are adapted to the natures scenery and the temperate weather of the country and reflect the national character of the Korean people.
           The traditional houses had only one floor high. The main part of the house was generally composed by three rooms:
           The one next to the kitchen where the old family members lived, other that was used for library, and the third one called 'sarangbang' where the couple of the son lived.
           Between the different parts of the house they had big doors that could be opened in case of necessity of creating a big free space.
           Each room had an independent door to go outside, and the people never used the shoes inside the house.

. GAMES

          The 'sirum' (Korean fighting) has a long tradition in the country and is the favourite one. It's a competence between two men where one try to defeat the other hanging the belt with the right hand, and the 'satpa' (a rope) in his right leg with the left hand. It requires a fighting spirit, skilful tactics and fast movements. The competences are hold on spring and winter. Following the old tradition, the winner will receive an ox with a flowers crown, and the next winners will receive other domestic animals (pigs, chickens, ducks, etc..).
          The 'rope fighting' is another collective competence with a long tradition. The winner will be the team that will pull the rope 5 meters from the centre line where the unity and coordination is essential.

          'Jangki' is a kind of chess made from 16 pieces for each player: A king, two chariots, two horses, two elephants, two escorts, two cannons and five pawns.

          'Yut' is a feminine game that is played launching 4 wood sticks to the air that will give the number of positions that the player can move on the table board.

          The peasant's music folk games like the 'kangangsuwole' are also very favourites in Korea. This kind of dancing games where usually made during the rest time in the harvesting or when returning home after work. Also during collective works like bridge construction or excavations.