Frontal view of Wido Ttibaennori Training CenterThis is a view of the Wido Ttibaennori Training Center in Dae-ri, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun. It was built to transmit and preserve Wido Ttibaennori (Ttibae Boat Festival of Wido Island) in 1991.
Panoramic View of Wido Ttibaennori Training CenterThis is a panoramic view of the Wido Ttibaennori Training Center in Dae-ri, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun. It is composed of the main building, exhibition hall, and multi-purpose training center.
Wido Ttibaennori Multi-purpose Training CenterThis is a view of the Wido Ttibaennori Multi-purpose Training Center in Dae-ri, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun. It was built to support the training activities of Wido Ttibaennori (Ttibae Boat Festival of Wido Island) in 2008.
Current Location15-15, Daejang-gil Wido-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
Definition
A training center associated with the Wido Ttibaennori in Dae-ri, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.
Summary
The Wido Ttibaennori is a traditional village gala event that has been handed down through the generations in the village of Dae-ri, Wido-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do. Every January 3 on the lunar calendar, the villagers gather together and hold a ritual in which prayers and sacrificial offerings are made to the local deities for peace and a big catch at sea. The ritual is called “ttibaennori” as a ttibae (a boat made of tti, Imperata cylindrical) sails towards the seas during the Dragon King rite (yongwanggut) on the sea, and is also called “wondangje” as a gut (shamanistic ritual) is performed at wondang, a prayer hall. Along with the Byeolsin-gut (a communal shamanic ritual) held in the other coastal areas of the country, it is one of the most important rituals of this kind. At the Nationwide Folk Art Contest held in Chuncheon in 1978, the team from Dae-ri won the Presidential Award in recognition of the timeless universal value of the Wido Ttibaennori. In February 1, 1985, the ritual was designated as National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 82-3.
Background of Construction
The training center is dedicated to training people who are interested in learning the ritual (National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 82-3) and educational and hands-on activity facilities for visitors.
Development
The main building of the Ttibaennori Training Center was built in 1991 by the Buan-Gun Office of Jeollabuk-do in order to preserve the Wido Straw Boat Ritual, at a total cost of KRW 600 million (KRW 300 million from the national treasury and KRW 300 million from the local budget). The exhibition hall was built in 1994, followed by a multipurpose hall in December 12, 2008 (at a cost of KRW 1.2 billion).
Composition
The center has a total floor area of 489.4 m2 (on a 2,383 m2 site) and consists of a main building and an exhibition hall (one-story buildings), a multipurpose hall (a two-story building), and an annex building. The main building (88.75 m2), a wooden structure with a tiled roof, consists of an education room (40.00㎡), an equipment storage (20㎡), a multi-purpose room (20.75㎡), etc.. The exhibition hall (66.2 m2) is also a wooden building with a tiled roof, exhibition facilities, a restroom, etc. The multipurpose hall (320.08 m2) is a two-story concrete building, with the trainers’ offices, a kitchen, a mess hall, a shower, a storage space, and a boiler room on the first floor, and two living quarters, a seminar room, and a restroom on the second floor. The annex building (18 m2) is a one-story traditional Korean house that is used for rites.
Current Status
The Buan-Gun Office of Jeollabuk-do entrusts the operation of the center to the Association for the Preservation of the Wido Ttibaennori where an employee always resides and provides services. The center is responsible for organizing the annual performance of the Wido Ttibaennori, holding training sessions, providing visitors with hands-on opportunities to experience the ritual, and staging exhibitions.
