동북아역사재단 2024년 01월호 뉴스레터
The dragon is the only imaginary animal among the twelve zodiac animals. According to legend, the dragon had a camel’s head, deer’s horn, rabbit’s eyes, cow’s ears, snake’s neck, frog’s belly, carp’s scales, hawk’s claws, and tiger’s feet. 2024 is the year of Gapjin, the ‘Year of the Blue Dragon.’ The reason next year in particular is called the ‘Year of the Blue Dragon’ is because Gap(甲) is the heavenly stem that symbolizes ‘blue.’
While Western dragons have the image of evil dragons, Eastern dragons are revered as good beings with powerful force to protect the world. Among the Goguryeo tomb murals, the painting of the four gods depicts a blue dragon guarding the east. In addition, because the blue dragon presides over trees and spring among the five elements, it was revered as a god who presides over the birth of all life.
동북아역사재단이 창작한 '2024년 갑진년(甲辰年), 동방을 수호하는 ‘푸른 용의 해’' 저작물은 "공공누리" 출처표시-상업적이용금지-변경금지 조건에 따라 이용 할 수 있습니다.
