Korean family life

Korean family life

In traditional Korean society, a typical family includes members of three or four generations living under one roof. At that time, the rate of infant mortality in high and a large family is often viewed as more happiness and fortune, every home should have many descendants often expect. But the pace of industrialization and rapid urbanization in the 1960s, Korea in 1970 sparked the trend to control the birth rate, average number of children per family decreased, only one or two children in 1980. As long influence of Confucianism, his eldest son assumed the responsibility of the pillars of the family, male psychology is the psychology major popularity in Korea. To solve the problems related to male-supremacy mentality psychology, the Korean government has revised most of the documents relating to family law in a way to ensure equality between boys and girls on the right of succession design. The process of industrialization the country has also made ​​life more exciting Korean and more complex. The young couple began married life away from family and started living in the home. Today, most families are nuclear families centered around the couple. The name of the Republic of Korea The name of the Korean people usually three kanji, pronounced in three syllables in Korean. The first word is they, the remaining two characters are named. However, this tradition no longer remains. Of course, most Koreans still follow this practice, but more and more people are naming their children only in kanji, can not write to Han.Particularly, each of them has not changed in almost all cases. The changes mainly with the name. There are about 300 different they are in Korea, but there are a few common they make up the majority of Koreans. The most popular they have to mention Kim, Lee, Park or Pak, An, Jang, Jo or Cho, or Choe Choi, Jong or Cheong, Han, Kang or Gang, and Yun Yu or Yoo or Yoon. The Korean women do not change according to their husbands after they married, the other with the Americans call "Mrs. Smith" (Mrs. Smith), it means she is the wife of a man Smith. In Korea, when a woman introduced herself as "Miss Kim" (Mrs. Kim), it means that Kim is her birth them. Some women claim they follow their husband's surname , but this rarely happens. Koreans do not like calling people by name only except for close friends. Even siblings with each other, younger people should not call older people by name, that so-called eonni, means "you" or oppa, that means "you." wedding of the South National   Weddings in South Korea is often held in the bride. On song pleasure from trees, houses to clothing, food and a very special welcome bold meaning blessed. What if you do not have to learn the trade, will come to the recreation give grace and show promise. However, since the request to the insertion of care, need a lot of subtle rituals. In espousal, the girls invited to eat dinner matchmakers, matchmakers the brother or as a pair of shoes and clothing.It is now written on the birthday of the groom in red ink, put in the envelope, then only scarlet or green wrap around, the envelope fabric. Then have someone with her ​​first son on behalf of the boy to hand them out to the girl. Brides keep that piece of paper until the end of life. Inside the girls choose the date, write and have someone notify the good fortune to know the boys. On the wedding, the groom dressed in silk, horse riding to apply oil. Accompanying him is a large father, uncle, brothers and sisters. They bring the donated items to celebrate the bride: a letter to marry, many red-blue bolt of silk, two blouses and a skirt. In addition, there is jewelry, bedding, objects symbolize happiness as nuts, pepper, red to green only for boys and calm life. After completing the procedure, the girl in the front yard and mats shown in party preference information. The wedding, the groom knelt before retail. The boy gave him a carved wooden goose, set up the altar. Then he stood up and some incense. Geese were seen as symbols for happy married life this species is very faithful. Guests celebrate the wedding gift items for young couple. They get nuts and apples groom put into bags, then he will eat in the wedding room. Nuts and apples that two people would wish to be more boys born. Before distant parents, her sadness, to the kitchen and enter the pitcher three times to farewell the family. After the minute bin rin, usually the father or brother will pay off and bring help her dowry. The groom riding, while the bride sat procession, others on foot. The boys spread out in front of the straw and rice straw burning in the sense to get rid of something old and put beans in bridal procession to pursue evil. Procession down the center, the groom lifted the curtain and the bride's wedding room straight