A hogeon is a type of ''gwanmo'' (관모),
Korea
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n traditional
headgear
Headgear, headwear, or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head, including hats, helmets, turbans and many other types. Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elemen ...
for young boys aged one year to five years old. It was worn along with ''
durumagi
(), also (), (), (), is a variety of , or overcoat, in , the Korean traditional garment. It is a form of outwear which is usually worn as the topmost layer of clothing; that is it worn over (jacket) and (pants).
History
The origin of tra ...
'' (
overcoat
An overcoat is a type of long coat intended to be worn as the outermost garment, which usually extends below the knee. Overcoats are most commonly used in winter when warmth is more important.
They are sometimes confused with or referred to a ...
) or ''
jeonbok'' (a long vest). ''Hogeon'' was worn on holidays such as
Seollal
Seollal () is a festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is one of the most important traditional holidays in both North and South Korea. The celebration usually lasts three days: the day ...
(Korean new year),
Chuseok
''Chuseok'' (; , literally "autumn evening"), also known as ''Hangawi'' (Hangul: ; ; from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15t ...
(Mid-term festival), or celebrations for their birthdays like
doljanchi
''Dol'' or ''doljanchi'' is a Korean tradition that celebrates the first birthday of a baby.
This ceremony blesses the child with a prosperous future and has taken on great significance in Korea. The birthday babies wear a hanbok and a traditional ...
. The shape and material are almost similar to ''
bokgeon
Fujin () is a type of ''guanmao'' (冠帽), a male traditional headgear generally made from a black fabric in China and Korea. The fujin is a form of hood made on one width of cloth, from which its Chinese name derived from. It was usually worn w ...
'' except a
tiger
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pattern embroidered on ''hogeon''. The outer is made of a black silk while the inner is dark blue silk. The tiger pattern was embroidered on the surface as reflecting parents' wish for their children to grow brave. The shapes of a tiger's eyebrow, eyes, whiskers, teeth and ears are decorated on the forehead of the hogeon. The ears was made with black and red fabrics. Strings attached to the end of the forehead part is able to tie the headgear to its back. Along with the tiger pattern, ''
geumbak
''Geumbak'' is a Korean traditional craft for applying extremely thin gold leaf on hanbok
The (; term used in South Korea), also called ()
n North Korea and China, is an umbrella term which is used to refer to traditional ethnic Korean ...
'' (
gold leaf
Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets (usually around 0.1 µm thick) by goldbeating and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades. The most commonly used gold is 22-karat ...
) of some of
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
that had good and auspicious meaning are adorned with the ''hogeon'' to bless the wearer. It was worn by young boys until they reached to the age of five or six years old.
See also
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Ayam
Ayam may refer to:
* Ayam (cap), a Korean hat
* Ayam (people), Kuwaiti citizens of Persian origins.
*''Ayam'', the Melayu and Malay word for chicken, used in names of dishes and chicken or food-related entities:
** Ayam Brand, food company
** Aya ...
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Bokgeon
Fujin () is a type of ''guanmao'' (冠帽), a male traditional headgear generally made from a black fabric in China and Korea. The fujin is a form of hood made on one width of cloth, from which its Chinese name derived from. It was usually worn w ...
*
Gulle
A ''gulle'' is a type of ''sseugae'' (쓰개), Korean traditional headgear, worn by children aged one year (called '' dol'') to five years old during the late Joseon period. It was mostly worn by young girls in the upper class for warmth and style ...
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Hanbok
The (; term used in South Korea), also called ()
n North Korea and China, is an umbrella term which is used to refer to traditional ethnic Korean clothes, including the traditional clothing of the (Korean Chinese), an officially recogniz ...
*
Jobawi
A ''jobawi'' is a type of traditional Korean winter cap with earflaps which was worn by women and was made of silk. Since its first appearance in the late Joseon period, it has been widely worn as a substitute for the ''ayam'' (a cap with a big ri ...
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Nambawi
A ''nambawi'' is a type of traditional Korean winter hat worn by both men and women during the Joseon period for protection against the cold. The other names for it are ''pungdengi'' and ''nani'' (literally warming ears). The ''nambawi'' is also ...
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