Untitled-2 1 6/25/2021 11:17:49 PM Record of the Seasonal Customs of Korea KOREAN CLASSICS LIBRARY: HISTORICAL MATERIALS Record of the Seasonal Customs of Korea Tongguk sesigi by Toae Hong Sŏk-mo translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Werner Sasse University of Hawai‘i Press/Honolulu Korean Classics Library © 2022 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 27 26 25 24 23 22 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hong, Sŏng-mo, author. | Sasse, Werner, translator, annotator, writer of introduction. Title: Record of the seasonal customs of Korea = Tongguk sesigi / by Toae Hong Sŏk-mo; ; translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Werner Sasse. Other titles: Tongguk sesigi. English | Korean classics library. Historical materials. Description: Honolulu : University of Hawai‘i Press, 2021. | Series: Korean classics library. Historical materials | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021023727 (print) | LCCN 2021023728 (ebook) | ISBN 9780824891589 (hardback) | ISBN 9780824891602 (epub) | ISBN 9780824891619 (kindle edition) | ISBN 9780824891596 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Seasons--Korea--Folklore. | Folklore--Korea. | Classification: LCC DS904 .H6713 2021 (print) | LCC DS904 (ebook) | DDC 951.9--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021023727 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021023728 Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials Series Editors: Robert E. Buswell, Jr., University of California, Los Angeles John B. Duncan, University of California, Los Angeles Namhee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles Series Editorial Board: Donald Baker, University of British Columbia Sun Joo Kim, Harvard University James B. Lewis, Oxford University A. Charles Muller, Tokyo University Young-chan Ro, George Mason University Kenneth R. Robinson, Aichi University Edward Shultz, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa Senior Editor: Jennifer Jung-Kim, University of California, Los Angeles This work was supported by the English Translation of 100 Korean Classics program through the Min- istry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2010-AAA-2102). University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. In memory of Chŏng Sŭng-mo (1953–2012), former director of the Research Center of Regional Culture Contents List of Tables ix Chronology xi Part I Translator’s Introduction 3 Part II Translation: Record of the Seasonal Customs of Korea (Tongguk sesigi) 17 Preface by Yi Cha-yu 17 First Lunar Month 19 Second Month 36 Third Month 38 Fourth Lunar Month 42 Fifth Month 45 Sixth Month 49 Seventh Month 52 Eighth Month 52 Ninth Month 54 Tenth Month 54 Eleventh Month 57 Twelfth Month 59 Intercalary Month 63 Abbreviations 65 Notes 67 Bibliography 131 Index of Rituals, Customs, and Games 155 Index of Government, Offices, and Titles 169 Index of Geographic Names (Administrational Units) and Place-Names Mentioned in the Tongguk sesigi 173 Index of Food, Beverages, and Ingredients 179 Tables Table 1. Number of Paragraphs in the Three Representative Texts about Korean Seasonal Customs 9 Table 2. Geographical Distribution of Regional Rituals and Customs 10 Table 3. Number of Rituals and Customs per Month 11 Table 4. Number of Paragraphs for Special Days in the Tongguk sesigi 11 Table 5. The Twelve Earthly Branches and the Corresponding Animals of the Twelve-Year Cycle 75 Table 6. Birth Years in the Twelve-Year Cycle and the Corresponding Calamity Years 76 Table 7. The Sixty-Year Cycle (the Ten Celestial Stems Combined with the Twelve Earthly Branches) 84 ix