Jipsin
Jipsin (Korean: 짚신) are Korean traditional sandals made of straw. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as 이; 履; yi, shoes with a short height, and the specific name can vary according to the materials used, as with samsin, wanggolsin, cheongol jisin, and budeulsin.[1][2]
Jipsin | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 짚신 |
Revised Romanization | jipsin |
McCune–Reischauer | chipsin |
In the Joseon period, jipsin were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers.[3] The shoes were meant for walking, and wore down quickly. A full day's worth of walking would often wear out a pair. As such, most people knew how to make the shoes themselves. This was even true of middle and even upper class women; it was not "considered lowering for her to engage in making of straw shoes".[4]
References
- 짚신 (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
- "짚신". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- 김현자 (2020-08-07). "그 옛날 사람들이 짚신을 선물한 이유". 오마이뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- Neff, Robert (2019-10-19). "Jipsin: These shoes are made for walking". koreatimes. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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