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SweetBear
Joined: 18 May 2003
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 Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:48 am Post subject: What's going on here? |
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A group of people outside my apartment carrying red lanterns. One of them is wearing a mask and is carrying a big red box on his back tied with a white strap. They keep shouting what sounds like " Gamsa hamnida" and people are bringing them food. Been here a good ten mins. now
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Bachelor party, korean style. |
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SweetBear
Joined: 18 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| Ah ha. So which one is getting married? The guy with the box? |
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SweetBear
Joined: 18 May 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| sorry double post |
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fidel
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: North Shore NZ
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| Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2005 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| Not really a bachelor party, more like a traditional procession bearing gifts of clothes etc towards the potential brides house. Relatives/friends of the girl girl give them money and depends on how much it is they move closer to the girls house, if it's too little they take some steps back. The mask is probably a dried squid. Interesting stuff well worth recording, I doubt it happens much these days, especially in the cities. |
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