The Value of Yeondeung Ceremony as Cultural Heritage and Its Globalization

This article is written specifically for clarification of the value of Yeondeung Ceremony as an improtant cultural property and to find out the way to globalize it. To find out what is the value of Yeondeung Ceremony as an improtant cultural property, I tried to figure out the definition of cultural property and the standard of designation as a cultural property through the Cultural Properties Protection Law. After investigating if Yeondeung Ceremony satisfys four conditions to be designated as intangible cultural properties(traditionalism, artistic property, acdemic property, protection and upbringing), I pointed out what needs to be improved. To investigate the traditionalism of the ceremony, I examined three Yeondeung Ceremonies(1/15, 2/14, 4/8) with a historical perspective, analyzing other Yeondeung Ceremonies for the last 100 years for which the ceremony has been festivalized. The artistic property of the ceremony is revealed by the analysis of Decoration with Yeondeung and Decoration with the paper flower. And I clarified that Yeondeung Ceremony is worthwhile studying academically. It is indicated that there are some problems of Yeondeung Ceremony of 2009 and supplementary solution is suggested. I also contemplated what needs to be done to register Yeondeung Ceremony as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. To be a global festival, it is proposed how to improve traditional aspect, make the ceremony open to t! he public, develop peculiar character, and succeed in the pu blicity.