Son Dol's Day
son dol day korean 손돌날 rr sondollal traditional korean festival commemorating unjust execution goryeo ferryman son dol 손돌 孫乭 mongol invasion korea occurs th day tenth lunar month name day sondol baengi jugeun nal 손돌뱅이죽은날 lit day sondol died sonsagong jugeun nal 손사공죽은날 lit day ferryman son died son dol death mentioned dongguk sesigi record seasonal custom korea reign king gojong – goryeo dynasty – mongol troop attacked forcing king move capital ganghwa island th day tenth lunar month ferryman named son dol boarded king gojong boat sail island however upon reaching strait known son dol strait sondolmok suspicious route taken king accused ferryman endangering life ordered execution death son dol advised king entourage drop bottle gourd sea follow path king heeded advice reached island safely realized mistake falsely accusing innocent resulting unjust death upon reaching destination funeral held tomb established per king order bring peace ferryman soul port dead body buried came known sondolhang son dol tomb site still visible day unclear incident indeed took place due vivid characteristic son dol similar wind god pungsin despite uncertainty due historical remains fact legend still interwoven reality due existence tomb mention son dol death dongguk sesigi local community considered part history ritual sondolje 손돌제 孫乭祭 lit son dol rite performed appease soul son dol every year th day tenth lunar month locally known jusa sondolgongjinhonje 주사 손돌공 진혼제 舟師孫乭公鎭魂祭 lit ferryman sondol’s soul comforting rite ritual take place ferryman grave located deokpojin gimpo gyeonggi province built designated historical site believed rite carried time existence legend thought discontinued late joseon era revived modern time account ritual consist confucian rite ritual food ritual dance like jinhonmu barachum winter start tenth lunar month korea huge shift livelihood noticed period many fisherman woman cultivate marine product venture winter sea voyage fisherman cross many perilous waterway including son dol strait every year th day tenth lunar month chilly violent wind blow area causing many maritime accident loss life occurrence believed related legend wind blew day known sondolpung 손돌풍 孫乭風 lit son dol wind sondolbaram sonseokpung 손석풍 孫石風 lit son seoks wind naturally believed people frigid temperature violent wind area caused restless soul dead seafarer cold weather day also called sondol chuwi 손돌추위 lit son dol’s cold reference unfortunate ferryman