Description This book features over 250 photographs of artifacts, along with about 50 folk paintings and 40 portraits and photos. Each artifact is presented through clear, vivid photography paired with essential explanations. For artifacts whose purpose isn't obvious from appearance alone, accompanying folk paintings or portraits showing the items in use help deepen understanding. Readers can vividly discover what objects our ancestors made and used, where they ate and slept, and what games and activities filled their daily lives. Table of Contents Lifelong Rites ○ Birth - Coming into the World - Celebrating the First Birthday ○ Education - Studying at the Village School (Seodang) - Hyanggyo and Seowon (Local Confucian Schools) - Passed! The State Examination 〉 Special Exhibit: Fun Traditional Games and Culture ○ Marriage - Careful Wedding Preparations - Holding the Wedding Ceremony ○ Death - Riding the Bier from This World to the Next - Rituals for Meeting the Spirit Daily Life and Culture ○ Clothing - Clothes Made Stitch by Stitch - Everyday Wear - Clothing According to Official Rank - Women's Clothing - Splendid Accessories 〉 Special Exhibit: The Marketplace for Buying and Selling Goods ○ Food - Cooking and Tending the Fire - Tools Used in the Kitchen - The Modern Kitchen Changed by New Fuels 〉 Special Exhibit: The Hanyakbang - Both Clinic and Pharmacy ○ Housing - The Village as a Foundation for Life - Tiled-Roof Houses of the Nobility - Thatched-Roof Houses of Commoners - Household Items 〉 Special Exhibit: Guardian Spirits That Protect the Village The Yearly Cycle ○ Seasonal Customs - Lunar New Year, Welcoming the New Year 〉 Special Exhibit: The Year of the Twelve Animals ○ Seasonal Customs - Daeboreum, Preparing for Farming ○ Spring - The Season Farming Begins ○ Seasonal Customs - Dano, Praying for a Bountiful Harvest ○ Summer - A Season of Heat and Coolness ○ Seasonal Customs - Chuseok, the Joy of the First Harvest ○ Autumn - The Season of Abundant Harvest 〉 Special Exhibit: A Lively Festival Gathering ○ Winter - Overcoming the Cold Weather Memory Lane