A cairn (rock pile), possibly meant to represent a seonangdang, and several Jangseung, outside the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul
Seonangdang
Hangul
서낭당
Revised Romanization
Seonangdang
McCune–Reischauer
Sŏnangdang
Alternative name
Hangul
성황당
Hanja
城隍堂
Revised Romanization
Seonghwangdang
McCune–Reischauer
Sŏnghwangdang
The seonangdang (Korean: 서낭당), also known as the seonghwangdang (성황당; 城隍堂) are holy stone cairns or trees that are dedicated to the deity Seonangshin, the patron of villages. The seonangdang still remain common in the mountainous settlements of the Korean Peninsula.
The seonangdang (Korean: 서낭당), also known as the seonghwangdang (성황당; 城隍堂) are holy stone cairns or trees that are dedicated to the deity Seonangshin...
Seonangdang, a Seonangdang in Gangwon Province, it is believed that two Seonangshin, a god and a goddess, reside as a family within one Seonangdang....
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Similar myths tell of how people who toppled the village altars, the Seonangdang, suddenly fell sick and died due to Dongti caused by the village patrons...
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