Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Croydon Park







A jangseung or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs were traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark for village boundaries and frighten away demons. They were also worshipped as village tutelary deities.
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  1. Jim15 November 2011 at 09:59

    Quite interesting. Do you know whether the totems will be there for a while?

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  2. Jo15 November 2011 at 14:00

    They are a donation from the Korean Community, so I think they are here to stay. They first offered the Jangseung in 2004. So it shows everything takes time.
    The first picture was taken at the Korean Festival in Oct in Croydon Park when they were made. It is nice to see the before and after.

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  3. Jim15 November 2011 at 19:55

    That's great.

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  4. Julie19 November 2011 at 20:10

    I can see how they might frighten away demons!

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