Turtle play

...People also visit the graves of their ancestors, a practice known as 'seongbok', and clean the graveyards on this occasion. On Chuseok, people in various regions hold sports such as wrestling (ssireum) and tug-of-war, and the custom of visitors dressing up in costumes according to age groups to celebrate the harvest, known as turtle-games and cow-games. In the coastal regions of South Korea, a women's circle dance called 'Kanggangsuore' is performed under the moonlight, and on Jeju Island, a dance and tug-of-war called 'Jeori-hui' is held. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kamegi" are listed below.

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…また省墓といって祖先の墓参りをし，この機会に墓地の掃除をする。秋夕には各地で相撲(シルム)や綱引き等の競技や亀戯，牛戯などとよばれる収穫を寿ぐ年齢集団による仮装訪問者の慣行が行われる。また南朝鮮の海岸地方ではカンガンスオレーという女性の円舞が月光のもとで行われるし，済州島でも照里戯という舞踊兼綱引きが挙行される。…

※「亀戯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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