The Four Ceremonial Occasions

The Four Ceremonial Occasions (Korean: 관혼상제; Hanja: 冠婚喪祭; RR: Gwanhonsangje).[1] The four rites of passage celebrated in this tradition are the coming of age (Gwallye; 관례), marriage (Hollye; 혼례), death, or the funeral rites (Sangrye; 상례), and rites venerating the ancestors (Jerye; 제례). The word Gwanhonsangje an acronym, made of the first letter of each word (gwallye, hollye, sangrye, jerye).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "관혼상제 - 표제어 - 한국일생의례사전". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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