Definition of Jangseung. Meaning of Jangseung. Synonyms of Jangseung

- A jangseung (Korean: 장승) or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs were traditionally placed at the edges of villages...
- ferries departed souls across the red river before going to the afterworld Jangseung, a totem pole traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark for...
- to the statues whenever they p****ed. The statues have been compared to jangseung, traditional wooden totem poles around Korea whose function was to ward...
- by Youn Yuh-jung) who couldn't marry until she is old and praying to a Jangseung, and to her surprise is given the nose of a totem pole, used for magical...
- which could be either protective or malevolent. In Korean shamanism, jangseung and sotdae were placed at the edge of villages to frighten off demons...
- Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...
- bird on its top, built for the purpose of folk belief in Korea. Like jangseung, wooden totem poles with a sculpted human face, it was usually erected...
- A cairn (rock pile), possibly meant to represent a seonangdang, and several Jangseung, outside the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul...
- in groups at the entrance of villages together with totem poles called jangseung, they are talismans which ward off evil spirits and bring the villagers...
- Mu(-dang) Gut Bon-puri Muak Sinbyeong Beliefs Cosmogony Sansin Mengdu Related concepts Dol hareubang Jangseung Numismatic charm Seonangdang Sotdae v t e...