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I went to national folk museum and learned many interesting things. The most memorial thing that I saw was the life of Koreans.
Koreans believed straw rope can protect the house by evil spirits. So when baby was born, people hung the straw rope over the gate. Many babies died when they're young in the past. 100days after baby was born, family had a celebration to celebrate their baby living more then 100days. On the baby's first birthday, people made baby to pick one of pen, rice cakes, and so on. They trust what the babies pick decide the baby's future. Boys and girls took a ceremony to became adults at age 15 to 20. Boy's tied their hair with Sangtu and Gat, and girls tied their hair with binyoe. Most people got married before 20years old in the past. The wedding ceremony was held on the bride's house. People had a big celebration on the 61st birthday, but now people had a celebration on the 70th birthday. It's because people live longer than the past now. There are many memorial services in Korea, and one of them is Jesa. It held in the anniversary of death.
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