Monday, September 22, 2008

Culture of my country

Traditional Korean music is characterized by the lack of breaks between movements. A pansori performance can last for over eight hours during which a single singer performs continuously.
As with music, there is a difference between court dances and folk dances. Common court dances are jeongjaemu performed at banquets, and ilmu, performed at Confucian rituals. Jeongjaemu is divided into native dances and forms imported from China. Ilmu are divided into civil dance and military dance.
Rice is the staple food of Korea. Having been an almost exclusively agricultural country until recently, the essential recipes in Korea are shaped by this experience. The main crops in Korea are rice, barley, and beans, but many supplementary crops are used. Fish and other seafood are also important because Korea is a peninsula.

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