Bongsan mask dance of satire and humor
On a cheerful dance, / his arms are bent, / the hem of his clothes / winds around the air / with a scene of the Bongsan mask dance / a refreshing editorial / sparkles with wit and sharp satire.
When a pile of firewood burns,/ in the darkened yard,/ a mask play is in full swing,/ a person wearing a wooden mask/ jumps up and down,/ a beautifully groomed/ young woman's mask comes out and seduces him/.
Bongsan Mask Dance is said to have continued from the end of the Goryeo Dynasty/ to Bongsan-gun, Hwanghae-do/ as a satirical game played by the children and the common people/ from the Dano Day in May/ to the sunset/ at a marketplace or the yard of a noble house/ until dawn.
Bongsan Mask Dance is divided into seven chapters: / Sasangjwa Dance, Palmokjung Dance, Sadang Dance, Nohjang Dance, Lion Dance, Yangban Dance, and Miyal Dance.
The Bongsan Mask Dance begins with the characters / walking around the village / and then entering the yard of the aristocrat. The content of Bongsan Mask Dance begins with the story of a virtuous high priest, who was referred to by the people as a living Buddha, and a prodigal master who envied his high virtues. / In order to turn the high priest into a Buddhist monk, the beautiful witch is seduced by the high priest, and eventually the high priest is devoured by women. Also, the local people, who covet her, use power to punish the high priest and the high priest, and try to steal her. At this time, the story is that a white lion sent by the Buddha comes down and punishes them.
It is said that the mask used in the Bongsan Mask Dance is made by the people in charge of each role and burned after the play, so the expression of the mask is always the emotion of the play performer