Dangun
Dangun Wanggeom ( Hangul: 단군 왕검; Hanja :檀 君王 俭, short Dangun ) is in Korean mythology, the founder of Go - Joseon, the first Korean kingdom.
Legend
Dangun was the grandson of heaven Lord Hwanin ( 환인 ;桓 因), a name that is mentioned in ancient Buddhist texts from India.
Hwanin had a son Hwanung who wanted to live on the earth. Hwanin chose the Taebaek mountain as a residence for his son and sent him with 3,000 followers on the earth. Hwanung founded on the summit of the city Sinsi ( 신시 ;神 市), the city of God. Along with his ministers gave Hwanung men laws, morality, culture, medicine and agriculture.
A tiger and a bear asked Hwanung about to turn them into human beings. Hwanung gave them garlic and mugwort (the first Gimchi ) and ordered them to eat this for a hundred days and during this time to avoid sunlight. The tiger was short on it, while the bear remained and was transformed into a woman. The woman, her name was Ung - nyeo ( 웅녀 ;熊 女; German Bear Woman ), proved to be very grateful, but she had no husband and was sad because she had no children. Hwanung was moved by her prayers and took her to wife. Their son was named Dangun Wanggeom.
After the widespread opinion in Korea Dangun ascended in the year 2333 BC the throne, founded the city of Pyongyang and the Kingdom of Go- Joseon. The date refers to an entry in the Dongguk Tonggam, which is called the 25th year of the reign of the Chinese emperor Yao. This is contrary to the representations in the Sejong Sillok and Il- yeon's Samguk Yusa that specify the first year or the 50th year of the reign of Yao.
The mythical founding of Korea by Dangun is now celebrated in South Korea with the holiday Gaecheonjeol.
Mount Taebaek
The geographical position of Mount Taebaek is controversial. The three mountains are led by Koreans as a possible birthplace of their civilization:
- The same Taebaek -san (1568 m) in the South Korean province of Gangwon -do
- The Myohyang san north of Pyongyang
- The Paektu -san
Mausoleum
In the North Korean Kangdong County, which is part of the urban area of Pyongyang, 1994, the reconstruction of the alleged tomb of Dangun was completed. It is a complex of 45 hectares in the center of a white stone pyramid with the alleged grave chamber of Dangun and his wife is.
Calendar
From 1945 to 1961, the Gregorian calendar, with Dangun annual census was in South Korea officially used, designated as Dangi ( 단기 ) 4278-4294. Occasionally, this count is still used today. Also for the Korean lunisolar calendar used before 1945, the Dangi - counting was used.