남한 제주도 구럼 비 마을 근처, 무당은 풍요와 번영을 위해 바다에기도합니다. 초 감제 의식을 치르며 18.000 바다에서 신성한 장소로의 신과 여신. 신이 사이트에 들어가기 전에 먼저 정화해야합니다. For thousands of years these religious and spiritual rituals have provided prosperity for the villagers.

"(…) 그 좌석 후, the Shimbang Shaman prays to them for the well being of the villagers and for saving Ganjeong.”

사진: 베이스 Verschuuren, 2012

– 홍콩 선영, expert and researcher

The Gureombi’s sacred sites, and with it the traditional rituals, are directly threatened by the construction of a navy base near Gangjeong village. Development of the base conflicts with the original lifestyle of the villagers and the fear is that presence of the base will permanently change the unique lifestyle of the villagers. This is both a danger for the environment and for the socio-cultural life of the villagers as the two are closely connected.

A difficulty in protecting Gureombi sacred site, and many others, is that they are not registered and often only visited by the older generation. Destroying these holy natural sites will bring an end to an age old lifestyle and might destroy it forever. Safe Jeju now is part of an international protest campaign aiming to stop development of the navy base. For more information about protests or threats to the site see the ‘Save Jeju now’ 웹 사이트 or read the online 사례 연구 that was developed after the SNS initiative visited the site and recorded the traditional ceremony in 2012 as part of a group of international sacred natural sites custodians.

 

로: Rianne Doller