일제강점기의 유교의례 변화양상

Japanese rulers found that Confucianism had a double meaning in Korea. One was the importance of traditional values reflecting morals and customs in Korea; while the other aspect was the reputation of Korean Confucians as Chinese flunkeys abusing Confucianism values. However, the Japanese government worried that social disorder would emerge if they abolished Korean Confucian customs. To maintain control, the Japanese decided to keep the traditional Confucian values of royalty, filial piety and chastity. The topknot symbolized that one was a gentleman and was a visual symbol of cultural pride. In the 『Ritual Criterion』do not mention on the ageing ceremony. But this time already disappear topknot and old costumes, they suggest renewal costumes with cerebration for ageing. Underage marriage customs and the reluctance of widow remarriage was still common until the 1930s. According to the 『Ritual Criterion』, legal permission for a widow to remarry did not influence the popular repugnance to this practice. The Japanese insisted on simplifying the traditional mourning system and its five pieces of attire. In the 『Ritual Criterion』 proposition, mourning was reduced to a 14 day period and wearing mourning dress was decreased to one year from the traditional mourning of 3 years. Even though the memorial service ask simplification, Japanese rulers respected Korean traditions and wrote laws based on Korean customs. They proposed simplification of memorial services from offering from 4 generations at the memorial service to offering from 2 generations. They also proposed simplification of Myojae (墓祭;a memorial service held before the grave) and Jaesoo (祭需;foods of sacrificial service).