From the scene at the very beginning of the movie and presumably from before their debut. Multiple slightly different angles just because. I wonder how much of this scene used real life references. Like is there a place on Jeju island with that road/path surrounded by stone walls? Or with this particular graveyard/cemetery layout? Or the tree itself?
Hm, the tree examples below are tourist spots from the Korea mainland/peninsula, Not Anymore: I adeed info about the Dangsan tree / Dangsannamu, Jocheon-eup, Jeju Island.
But the rock walls and the dol hareubang statues seen when Rumi returns to this location are very Jeju island. Of course regardless of where it is, the hunter location is presumably private and relatively remote. Dol hareubang post (here)
Editing to add some possible info about the burial mounds and graveyards and funerals --
Source link (here)
When you read through the Wikipedia, the idea of sets of threes pops up repeatedly. Korean traditional funeral wiki. It sounds like cremation may be more common with modern day funerals. I wonder if the rituals around Miyeong's funeral and burial would have been a mix of Buddhist, Confucian, and Musok (Korean shamanism).
"Statistics show that the cremation ratio is increasing annually. It was 13.7% in 1980, 17.8% in 1991, 33.7% in 2000, 52.6% in 2005, 61.9% in 2008, [and 82.7% in 2016]."
In a traditional Korean funeral ceremony, the body of the deceased will usually rest at home for at least three days after death, before bei
The walls I suspect would be doldam (stone wall) type structures composed of piled volcanic rocks. Porous black basalt.
As a volcanic island, Jeju is covered in stone, most of which is basalt, a hard lava rock with many holes. While the stony ground made farmi
"We donāt know when the practice began, but low stone walls were built around graves to keep animals out and protect the burial mounds from fire. People built walls around their homes called ājibdamā and along paths from their homes to main roads, which are known as āolledamā. Jejuās basalt rocks were also used in the construction of fishing weirs along the coast called āweondamā.Ā "
"See the gaps between the loosely stacked rocks? Wind breaks through the spaces. Jeju stone walls show that it is true to say that Jeju people accommodated the wind, rather than conquered it.ā
EDIT: here is better info about the tree, which is actually listed in KPDH concept art as the Dangsan tree.
Dangsannamu located in Jocheon-eup, Jeju Island, South Korea. Photo Courtesy of Gang Jeong-Sik, Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture
Name of Site:Ā Dangsannamu
Where is it:Ā At the entrance of each village or on the grounds of a village shrine South Korea
Who Considers it Sacred:Ā The Korean and the village people Why:Ā Dangsannamu is worshipped as a village guardian deity tree, sometimes serving as a village shrine itself that is perceived as a sacred place called Dangsan. It can be also refer to the tutelary deity embodied in the tree. Dangsannamu has been regarded āa medium between the heavenly and earthly worlds, an altar where rituals are held upon receipt of the godsā messages.ā1
It has been revered as the sacred guardian of a village and has been a place where rituals are held for greeting the god of heaven and wishing the peace and well-being in the village.2
In this sense, it is a central axis of communal solidarity for the villagers.3
Dangsannamu is featured in a mythology about Dangunās founding of Gojoseon, the Ancient Korea; Hwanung, the father of Dangun, descends from the heavens and lands under the divine altar tree connecting the heavens with earth.4
Therefore, Dangsannamu is a living witness that tells the history of traditional Korean popular belief or religion.
The threat:Ā A great number of Dangsannamu were lost in the 1970s due to the government attempting to dispel superstitions.5
In addition, a lot of Dangsannmu have suffered in the course of the spread of Christianity in South Korea, since worshiping the trees was considered a form of idolatry.6
Ā Dangsannamus are still threatened by rapid industrial development and urbanization.
Preservation Status:Ā The preservation status of Dangsannamu varies from village to village, but most of the remaining trees are protected and monitored based on environmental regulations; the local Forest Service department has been designating valuable trees as āprotected treesā and protecting them from damage by humans, harmful insects and weather.7
Ā Industrial development is still ruining the trees in the case where they are not designated as āprotected treesā so that they are unable to receive legal protection.
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Source of the above is Sacred Sites International Foundation, and the direct article link is above.
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old writings about trees:
But I was actually originally just going to put a little info about the tree here, seonangdang. A KPDH article that also mentions tiger & magpie, norigae, etc (x) says "Historically, Seonangdang is a huge, old, and wise tree at village entrances to protect the villagers."
TheĀ seonangdangĀ (Korean:Ā ģėė¹), also known as theĀ seonghwangdangĀ (ģ±ķ©ė¹;Ā åéå ) are stone cairns or trees that are considered holy and are dedicated to the deityĀ Seonangshin, the patron of villages. TheĀ seonangdangĀ are common in mountainous settlements of theĀ Korean Peninsula.
"According to its signage (lower photo), Seonang-dang is a tree shrine (another example) for the village god. The piled-up stones are wishes for good luck, the colored banners guard the five directions (four plus the center) against bad luck, and the white papers are prayer strips. Of course this is a theme park, not a working village."
Another tourist village south of Seoul: Minsokchon (x)
Screenshot source (x).
