Jangseung
Sign in to saveA ' () or village guardian' is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. were traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark village boundaries and frighten away demons. They were also worshipped as village tutelary deities.
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- Jangseungs at the Korean Folk Village near Seoul.
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- 장승
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- 長栍
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- 법수; 벅수
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A ' () or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. were traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark village boundaries and frighten away demons. They were also worshipped as village tutelary deities.
In the southern regions of Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang, jangseungs are also referred to as beopsu or beoksu, a variation of boksa''' (), meaning a male shaman.
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