Princess Baridegi was born the seventh daughter in a royal family. the father wanted to have a son, and Baridegi was abandoned by their parent. Baridegi was raised by someone who found her. At her age 15 years, her parent got to ill. In her father's dream, he was told that one of his daughters should save them with life-giving water, which was found beyond the real life world.However, none of his six daughters wanted to go there because the journey to look for revital-life water was too dangerous and rugged. Therefore, a subject of the king found Baridegi,and she decided to go on long and tough journey. After many vicissitudes of journey, she arrived the world of death. However, the man who had the water required marriage to him, and she had no choice but to marry. After eventful life, she became a mother of seven sons, and she returned with the water and her family. She recovered her parent. The king, her father, suggested giving the half of the kingdom to her, but she rejected. After all, she became a goddess who bring the dead to the world after death.
Baridegi story is one of the Korean shaman folk tale. As we know, myth is a permanent original model of nation.So, we can see the behavior pattern of races through the national myth.While I was researching this shaman story, sometimes,I was really upset and sometimes I was dubious about my home country's national characteristics. After all, " After process of the sacrifice-ritual,the scapegoat becomes shaman Goddess."????-I was really angry about this point. Of course, all of heroine/hero story has the same structure of sufferings and overcoming. In addition, her story has also provided in feminism studies.According to Kim youngmin's thesis, "Baridegi discovered afresh herself as a result of the experience of hard trials and suffering and at last got the perfection of self". AS for me, it makes me angry,too.Can't she get the perfection of self without suffering and trials? In these days, I identify with her, and sing a song and dance with her. It makes me happy.
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Princess Pari (Bari) is an foundation myth of Korea. In spirit form, she is summoned by some mudang to help others overcome their problems. Good that you sing and dance with her. That's a great way to get to know yourself and her support for you!
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