ARCHIVE du patrimoine immatériel de NAVARRE

  • Année de publication:
    2016
  • Auteurs:
  • -   Byun, Sungkoo
  • Volume:
    47
  • Numéro:
    2
  • Pages:
    65–96
  • ISSN:
    1598-9615
In this era of cultural industry, it is very important to utilize traditional cultural resources. This study focuses on observing characters and meaning of traditional cultural resources of Jeju, and suggests how to promote the resources by giving an example of Seongeup Folk Village.The natural circumstance of Jeju, being an island isolated from mainland, helped its various traditional cultural resources to be preserved, including dialect, folk beliefs, seasonal customs, folk plays, songs, craft arts, etc. Five Jeju traditional cultural resources-three weaved hat crafts, one local shamanism, and one folk song set-were designated as National Intangible Cultural Properties. Especially, “Odolttogi”, “Sancheonchomok”, “Bongjiga”, and “Maetdolnorae-Stone grinder song,” are four Jeju folk song sets which were passed down in Seongeup folk village and listed as National Intangible Cultural Properties as well. In addition, total 20 cultural resources were listed as Jeju Intangible Cultural Properties: eight folk songs, two shamanism and exorcisms, one brewing skill, five traditional handcrafts, two shamanisms, one Buddhist ritual. and eight folk songs. Eight folk songs consists of three farmer’s labor songs(“Jeju-nongyo-Jeju farmer’s song,” “Jinsadaesori-Woman’s field labor song,” “Gwiri Geotbori Nongsail Sori-Gwiri hulled barley labor song”), three fisherman’s labor songs(“Haenyenorae-Woman diver’s song,” “Myeolchihurineunnorae-Anchovy net hauling song,” “Samdalri Eoeopyo-Samdal-ri Fishing Songs”), one labor folksong(“Bangatdolgul lineunnorae-Millstone Song”), and one Jeju-si Changminyo(Popular Folksong) set(13 songs). Forty percent of Jeju Intangible Cultural Properties are folk songs, which implies that Jeju folk songs are abundantly inherited cultural resources and have cultural and artistic values.Seongeup Folk Village itself is designated as National Folklore Materials No. 188. Also, the village has one State-designated Intangible Property(Jeju folk song), three Province-designated Intangible Properties(“Omegisul-millet liquer”, “Gosorisul-distilled liquer”, “Seongeup-ri Chogajang-Thatched-roof House Artisans”), etc. To promote its heritage, the village established Seongeup Folk Village Conservation Committee and runs various initiatives to develop and utilize its cultural contents such as Jeongui-gol Folk Festival, Saengsaeng Cultural Resource Promotion, Jeju Folk Song Performances, Traditional Culture Experience Program, etc. Also the village provides the Internet website called “Seongeupminsokmaeul(http://seongeup.seogwipo.go.kr)” to share its culture contents related information. As we can see, the village is creating high value businesses utilizing its heritage.The case of Seongeup Folk Village shows a way for utilization and transmission of intangible cultural properties. First, the self-governing organization of Songeup Folk Village establishes its tradition conservation committee and builds a stepping stone for passing down its heritage. Second, a group of experts builds a database of traditional cultural resources and studies further to find the origin of its culture. Third, the committee and promoter bring its utmost to utilize its heritage in diverse ways such as culture business operation, contents development, festivals and so forth. Fourth, cultural heritage management related government agencies provide professional level trainings for intangible cultural heritage and folklore conservation committee. In particular, one of the most effective ways to utilize cultural heritages is to host local culture festivals which promote its traditional cultural resources as valuable products, in connection with tourism business. Remaining task is to support all these efforts to boost local economy and transmit traditional culture.