http://myrockingcradle.com/2011/08/stone-heads-from-jeju-do/ writing down my thoughts as the cradle rocks Wed, 23 May 2012 00:56:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://myrockingcradle.com/2011/08/stone-heads-from-jeju-do/comment-page-1/#comment-11597 The Average Jane Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:02:18 +0000 http://myrockingcradle.com/?p=6336#comment-11597 Nice souvenirs. =) Nice souvenirs. =)

]]> http://myrockingcradle.com/2011/08/stone-heads-from-jeju-do/comment-page-1/#comment-11596 banheethespectator Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:50:59 +0000 http://myrockingcradle.com/?p=6336#comment-11596 We just had a discussion about this in the class today. Our teacher told us that when a woman touches the nose of that dol hareubang, she will have a son. And most Koreans in the past (maybe some until now) prefer to have sons. Thus, many women who wish to give birth to a son go to Jeju and do the "ritual". We just had a discussion about this in the class today. Our teacher told us that when a woman touches the nose of that dol hareubang, she will have a son. And most Koreans in the past (maybe some until now) prefer to have sons. Thus, many women who wish to give birth to a son go to Jeju and do the “ritual”.

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