Jangseung
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jangseung-279-11155532
title:
Jangseung
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A jangseung (Korean: 장승) or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs 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. In the Jeolla region, jangseungs are often made of stone bearing some resembla
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Korean totem pole
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jangseung
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2024-03-11T07:42:23Z
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