원산도 마을 공동체신앙의 실상과 제의 분석

A Study on Wonsan-Do"s Community Religions and Rituals

&nbsp;&nbsp;Wonsan-Do(island) has 3 Ris and 8 natural towns. The people living there have long been performing religious rituals like Dang-je(堂祭) or Poong-o-je(豊漁祭). The objects of worship in Dang-je are Mountain God, Sea God and Horse God. More specifically, those worshipped in Dang-je are Mountain God, Tiger(Jeo-du, Jum-mal) from the mountain god lineage and Grandma Dragon(Sun-chon, Jin-go-ji) from the water god lineage. In Jin-chon, Horse God is among the objects of worship. In addition, Street God is worshipped in Go-ri-je and Sea God and Bae-seo-nang(Ship God) are worshipped in Poong-o-je.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The ritual for Dang-je(堂祭) or Poong-o-je(豊漁祭) is performed in the following order：‘Jin-seol(陳設)→Boon-hyang(焚香)→Hun-ju-bae-rye(獻酒拜禮)→Dok-chook(讀祝)→So-ji(燒紙)-ol-lim’. Dok-chook has been removed since the 1970&quot;s but it is still expressed orally by the ritual master or one of the participants. Things prayed for are the plentiful catch of fish, a rich harvest, community peace, and marital safety.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;This study aims to examine the origins and characteristics of the objects of worship in Wonsan-do. Discussions of such were conducted on the following three：Horse God in Jin-chon, Grandma Dragon in Sun-chon and Jin-go-ji, and Mountain God in Jeo-du and Jum-mal. This study is meant to suggest that those community religions are a way of celebrating the new year and praying for blessings.