Located within 2.4 kilometers of beautiful forest, the Damyung Bamboo Festival offers more than just the largest member of the grass family. Like what? Well....like bamboo hats. And baskets made of bamboo. And bamboo walking sticks, bamboo drums, bamboo lamp shades, bamboo hair brushes, bamboo wine bottle holders...Ok. It's pretty much all just bamboo.
But I did find it interesting and dare-I-say appealing to hear they made wives out of the stuff. A wife made of bamboo? Now, you're talkin'! Once outside the forest, I made finding my bamboo bride top bamboo priority.
Upon reaching the bamboo gift shop, it appeared locating the wife section would be tricky. But hey, who said finding your solemate was easy? After passing countless bamboo products, they were in my sight, heaped in a stack. And there SHE was. Propped up against the wall, puttin' out the vibe. Problem was, it wasn't a good vibe. "What in the heck is this?" I thought. "She doesn't even look like a wife!" In fact, she didn't even look like a doll. No head, no legs, nothin'. Just a big woven nothing!
Turns out, the bamboo wife or "Jukbuin", is supposed to be nothing. Basically, a big tube of space to wrap your yourself around. The cool material of the bamboo is "hugged" to keep one cool in the hot seasons of Korea.
Love is blind...and so is the bamboo wife!
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You forgot the Frozen Dead Guy Festival of Nederland,CO.Anywho,I think you could do better,she looks pretty heartless.Queit and easy on the billfold,though.I will not be showing this to Scott,he'll have you FedExing one home.Problem is she probably does'nt cook,pick up dirty laundry,give backrubs or boost your ego in any way.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hecks the video about?Keep the faith Bomber-Love,Auntie MJ
Haha! I like the easy on the billfold part, but Scott can havde her. I'd rather have the Frozen Dead Guy! MJ I thought you were making this Festival up, but sure enough I checked online, yes a women had cyrogenically frozen her Norwegian ancestor and stored in the back of her home. When she was about to be evicted for not paying rent, she pleaded with the landlord to keep the electricity so he wouldn't thaw out!
ReplyDeleteWow, a bamboo festival...look at you really getting into the culture. Did you actually get to take a wife home with you? About a month ago there was a bigfoot festival a town over in Elliston, MT. The big event occurs at night called the bigfoot hunt. A guy dresses up like bigfoot, hides in the woods, and then everyone else goes to look for him. The first to find hime wins...but if this is a real life situation, I don't know if they'd really win, other than being the first to be eaten by bigfoot. Hope things are going well & to talk to you soon :)
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