Learning Journal 10

[Mary Chang]

For this week, I wanted to learn about how Koreans have a huge emphasis on interpreting dreams. In class, we read a story about 길몽 and 흉몽 which mean good dreams and bad dreams. I wanted to dive deeper into this culture placing so much emphasis on dreams. So I achieved this goal by looking up/researching how Korean ancestors have used dreams for long to predict the positive and negative events in life. For instance, there are various kinds of dreams that indicate you or someone you are close to is pregnant. Also, there are other dreams that may seem like a nightmare but actually is believed to bring good luck. For example, if someone dies in your dream, that person is bound to live long. If you dream about pigs, it means you will get rich. It's very interesting how dependent Korean culture is on interpreting certain dreams.