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Seokjeon Daeje (National Rite to Confucius)
National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea This rite is held at Munmyo Shrine. It is also called Munmyo Daeje or Seokjeonje. It is presumed that such a rite was first held during the Goguryeo Period following the Chinese practice. This is based on records showing that Taehak (The National Confucian Academy) was established in 372 (the 2nd year of the reign of King Sosurim of Goguryeo). Seokjeon Daeje is held in February and August every year to honor the scholastic virtues of Confucius and prestigious Confucian scholars. The procedure for the ritual is as follows: Yeongsillye (greeting the spirits), Jeonpyerye (offering silk satin as present), Choheollye (first obeisance), Gongak (playing of music), Aheollye (second obeisance), Jongheollye (last obeisance), Eumbongnye (partaking of sacrificial food), Cheolbyeondu (overturing of ritual dishes), Songsillye (bidding farewell to the spirits), Mangnyo (incineration of prayers). The ritual is carried out to the accompaniment of music (Munmyo Jeryeak), which includes both instrumental and vocal music, and dance. Eight instruments for court music are used and are played by two groups of players (Deunga and Heonga). Seokjeon Daeje is held as a national event in a solemn atmosphere. It has characteristics of comprehensive art that includes music and dance.
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Bổ Đà Festival
The Bổ Đà Festival takes place from the 15th to the 19th of the second lunar month every year to show gratitude to those who have contributed to the construction and restoration of the pagoda at Bổ Đà Pagoda. The ritual is usually held one or two days before the main festival day at the Tiền Tế house and the Tổ Tăng house. The offerings used in the ritual include tea, fruit, incense, and flowers. After the temple ritual is finished, the villagers, from old to young, and visitors from all over the country are allowed to enter to offer their offerings. Participants in the Ancestor Commemoration Ceremony come from many walks of life in the locality, neighboring areas, and visitors from all over the country, especially on the main festival days, Buddhists and visitors come to attend the Ancestor Commemoration Ceremony in great numbers. The Bổ Đà Festival is an important testament to the idea of "Three religions have the same origin", expressed through the system of statues (worshiping Buddha, Lao Tzu, Confucius), and is also a convergence of the Lâm Tế, Trúc Lâm Zen sects and indigenous folk beliefs (worshiping stones - Thạch Linh Thần Tướng).
Viet Nam
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2016 Research Reports of CPI Participants
As part of the Cultural Partnership Initiative of 2016, ICHCAP invited ICH professionals from Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Tonga. Each participant researched ICH topics of interest that relate to comparative studies, sustainable development, traditional medicine, and safeguarding organizations. These reports were compiled into a bound publication and is now made available as an online download.
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Reflection on the Efforts to Safeguard ICH and Prospects for the Future
In the fall of 2013, ICHCAP convened an international conference celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage. Held in Gwangju, this conference aimed at reflecting on the ten-year implementation of the Convention and its achievements as well as searching to develop future tasks. Under the title of “Reflection on the Efforts to Safeguard ICH and Prospects for the Future”, this conference provided a useful opportunity to review the effects and outcomes of the ICH Convention on many countries in the Asia-Pacific region and to share theoretical discussions as well as practical experiences with a panel of experts and various stakeholders dedicated to safeguarding ICH. This book includes the presentation papers and the summary of discussion of the above conference.
South Korea 2014
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ARCHIVES IN MOTION: INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AND EMBODIED EXHIBITIONSA great challenge for sustaining intangible cultural heritage is in finding appropriate forms and methods to document and communicate its inherently ephemeral aspects. Globalization in tandem with rapid political, social, and environmental change around the world is placing both cultural and material heritage at risk in ways that societies, governments, and global institutions could not anticipate nor prevent. Recently, however, digital recording and display technologies have opened up powerful new possibilities for the representation, preservation, transmission, and exhibition of immaterial experiences, including the reconstruction of lost places, vanished objects, and embodied and ephemeral practices, signaling a new way to imagine and transmit the memory of the world.Year2019NationSouth Korea
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Keynote Paper: Asian Value of the Intangible Cultural Heritage-Spiritual Humanism for Human ProsperityDirector-General Samuel Lee, distinguished guests, and fellow participants of this important and significant UNESCO conference to reflect on the efforts to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and prospects for the future, it gives me pleasure and great honor to take part in this historical moment primarily as a student. I want to learn, to relearn, and also to unlearn, especially about intangible heritage that has suffered for\nmore than a hundred and fifty years—a great deal has suffered to a point of cultural marginalization or even annihilation, especially in the motherland of the cultural heritage. Of course, I am referring to Confucian tradition—not just temples, academies, and tangible structures, but Confucian tradition as one of the most precious intangible cultural heritage elements of East Asia, which includes not just China, but also Korea,\nJapan, Vietnam, and East Asian diaspora around the world.Year2013NationSouth Korea