Team 8 design brief nae-na-mu_first draft

NAE-NA-MUKorean Folklore ; Tree of My Own

Team 8: ARTTI

Ahn Yoo-sunKo Dong-jaePark Kyung-min

1

There are a lot of Holidays

in Korea

such as, Seol-nal (New year’s eve),

Chu-seok (Thanksgiving), Dae-bo-reum

(The day of full moon in January)

2Korean Folklore : Nae-Na-mu (Tree of my own)

Introduction

We are going to tell you about a custom

that we do on,

our unique holiday called

한식[Han-sik].


Introduction

The word 한식[Han-sik]

is originated from an ancient custom

in Orient region that people do not

set fire and eat cold food on a

particular day.


About the name: Han-sik

HANmeans COLD

SIKmeans to EAT

In fact, and

식한



HANmeans COLD

SIKmeans to EAT

In fact, and

식한



The Origin of the story

goes back to Qin Dynasty. Gaejachoo, who was

a loyalist of the country, served Sir Moon with

his loyalty for 19 years. However, as soon as he

became a king, he forgot Gaejachoo and did

not promote him. Being disappointed, he

retired and went into a hermitage in a mountain.

Later, the king regretted his fault and ordered

him to come back but he did not. So, the king

set a fire in the mountain to bring him out of

there. But he did not come out and was burned

to death. In order to console his soul, the

custom of not setting fire and eating cold food

has begun.


About the Origin of Han-sik

The date of 한식[Han-sik]

is 105 days after 동지[Dong-ji]

(winter solstice).

It is usually on around April 5th.

(This year, it was on April 6th )


About the date of Han-sik

*Winter solstice: the time at which the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky.appearing at noon at its lowest altitudeabove the horizon. It occurs about December 22.


The things we do in Han-sik

Han-sik is one of the 4

biggest Holidays in Korea.

So all of the family members gather

together and do some ancestral rites.

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The things we do in Han-sik

We also do many fun and

practical things

such as, playing on swings, jae-ki-cha-gi

(a game of kicking jae-ki), and

preparing for next farming.

But,

we would like to focus on

Planting 내나무[Nae-Na-mu]

(‘Nae’ means ‘my’, and ‘na-mu’

means ‘tree’)


Planting Nae-Na-mu

When a new baby boy was born

in a family, family members

plant a pine tree on a nearby

mountain on following Han-sik.


What kinds of trees?


When a new baby girl was born

in a family, family members

plant a royal foxglove tree on a

nearby field on following Han-sik.

What kinds of trees?


The difference in types and

places regarding the gender has

practical reasons.

Difference in kinds: Why?

??


In old days, when a woman marries a

man, she had to move into his house.

Therefore, people knew (and hoped)

that a baby girl would leave her home

(or even her town) in at least two

decades.

A foxglove tree for a girl

?


?

So, family members planted a royal

foxglove tree that was widely used for

making drawers. So when she decided

to marry, the family uprooted the tree

easily from the field and made a

drawer for her.

A foxglove tree for a girl


On the other hand, people knew (and

hoped) that a baby boy would live in

his home forever until his death. So,

they planted a pine tree on a mountain

that was widely used to make a coffin.

A pine tree for a boy

?

“NAE-NA-MU”

shows the Korean traditional spirit, being

ECO-FRIENDLY

Worked as a

TOTEM to keep bad spirits away

is a symbol of

WISDOM TO PREPARElater life


Meanings

So we can say that,

NAE-NA-MU(My own tree)

Was planted when a new baby was born

Grows up together with the baby

and Dies with the baby


Summery

Requirements

1. A lucky charm or a friend: we want the product to be something that helps children to lessen their worries and to get to feel comfortable.


Requirements

2. Eco-friendly: we want the product to be resemble a natural object or to be mainly made of a natural substance.

Recommend-ations

1. Customizing: It would be nice if children or sellers can customize it into different shapes in order to make a product that helps children to take it as their own special thing.


2. Practical (or Future) Uses: We believe that it would be much more valuable if the product has a practical use or can be used in the future as well.

Recommendations

3. Changing : Like trees grow and change their appearance, we think that it would be more meaning full if the product changes in process of time. Ex)colors of leather


Thank Youand please ask us anything

that was unclear or you feel curious about

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Team 8 design brief nae-na-mu_first draft