I’m going to organize how to prepare a ancestral rite today, so please refer to it and have a good holiday~!
Seollal is a Korean holiday that refers to the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the beginning of the year. There are several names such as Wonil, Wondan, and Jeongjo. Seollal is the first day of the new year and the first day of the new moon, which is the beginning of the year in terms of time. From the documents of the Three Kingdoms period, there are records of the Lunar New Year holidays, and seasonal customs related to the Lunar New Year holidays, such as rituals, folk beliefs, clothing and food, and games, are also abundant. It had a great religious meaning as a sacred day, but today, only the ancestral rites remain, and the customs of the seasons are also disappearing. [Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture, Korea Central Research Institute]
How to set the ancestral table Common principles
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up a ancestral table
The way to set the table for ancestral rites is to the north of the place where the ancestral table with a folding screen is placed. Even if the ancestral rites table is set in a location other than the north due to the location of the house, the location of the ancestral rites table is always set to the north. When the jeju holding the ancestral rites faces the ancestral table, the right side becomes the east side and the left side is the west side.
The way to set the table for ancestral rites is to start with the first row on the side of the shrine and place all of the fruits in five rows. Foods eaten like dessert are placed on the 5th row, the farthest from the stomach, and rice and soup are placed close together.
How to set the table for ancestral rites, the principle of serving food
How to set up a ancestral table
Source: National Museum
Hongdongbaekseo
The red fruit is east, and the sinwi direction is north, so you can put the apple to the right. You can place the white fruit on the west side.
tune in, tune in
When placing fruits, start from the top and place them in the order of dates, chestnuts, pears, and dried persimmons.
left powoohye
Place the pho on the left and the sikhye on the right.
dry left wet right
You can put the dry kind of food on the left side and wet food on the today side.
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up a ancestral table
live birth book
Place raw (raw) foods to the east and cooked foods to the west.
Doo-dong Miseo
When placing the fish, leave the fish’s head facing east and its tail facing west.
Eodong Yukseo
You can put the fish type on the east side and the meat type on the west side.
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set the table for ancestral rites, 5 rows are basic.
1st row: Usually, seam allowances, rice, soup, and wine glasses are placed according to the number of regions (sinwi). Songpyeon is served on Chuseok. A drinking cup for the ancestors is also placed together.
2nd row: Yukjeon and Yujeok (grilled meat), Sojeok (grilled vegetables), Eojeon and Eojeok (grilled fish), etc. are placed, Eodongyukseo (fish on the left, meat on the west), Dudongmiseo (fish on the left) has an eastern head and a western tail).
Row 3: Various kinds of soup such as fish soup, tofu soup, meat soup, etc.
4th row: Jwapoyuhye, with Po at the left end and Sikhye at the right end, and various herbs in between.
Row 5: Arrange according to the rules of Jojolyisi (from left to right, jujube, chestnut, and persimmon) and Hongdongbaekseo (red fruits to the east, white fruits to the west).
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up an ancestral table by region
Seoul, Gyeonggi area
Tongbukeo, a symbol of fertility and abundance, has been served mainly in Hanyang since ancient times. Due to the nature of the inland region, less fish is served, but gulbi, which is said to be the best among fish, is served.
Chungcheong-do, Gyeongbuk
Dried fish such as codfish, shark fillet, and dried squid were served, and in places adjacent to Honam, dried skate, bottled fish, flounder, octopus, and Seodaemuk were served. Due to the nature of the inland region, it is difficult to find seafood, so there is a tradition that a lot of pan-fried dishes such as cabbage jeon and mujeon are served.
Gangwon-do
In the coastal area, a lot of fish such as Pollack is served, and in the mountainous area, a lot of vegetables, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are served. In Pyeongchang, where buckwheat flowers are famous, buckwheat pancakes and buckwheat chongtteok are always served, and pine mushrooms are made with small pieces of tofu.
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up a ancestral table
Gyeongsang-do
In the inland regions of Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu, shark fillet, which is well known as Dombaegi, is grilled, and in Gyeongnam, which has a body, a lot of seafood is served, and in Andong, local special product Andong Sikhye is served.
Jeolla-do
As the food culture has developed, a variety of foods are served on the ancestral table, and skates are uniquely served on the ancestral table.
How to set up a ancestral table
How to set up a ancestral table
The times have changed a lot, and the foods and snacks you liked have gone up a lot rather than etiquette. During the preparation period, I thought that it is not a bad thing to change from time to time and be accepted as a good person without much stress. I wish you all a happy holiday!