A Study on the Symbolism of the Jar

In this study, we tried to find out about the jars that we have been familiar with for a long time and are deeply rooted in our lives, and to examine the characteristics of the jars and the Onggi jars that are deeply related to the emotions and daily lives of our people. The symbol of the jar has been expanded in five aspects, and the first symbol is divinity. Korea, an agricultural society, was characterized by carefully serving grain, a symbol of vitality that feeds people, in a jar. The second symbol is motherhood. Motherhood is the appearance of a mother who has the power to feed, protect, and raise her, and the jar means motherhood and femininity. The third symbol is transformation. Korea has traditionally stored kimchi or sauce in jars, and jars are known in the Bible as an alchemy secret container in which water is converted into wine. The fourth symbol is a container for holding, and the jar contains food and even excrement, and the earthenware jar contains Korean ice. The fifth is death and regeneration. After burying or cremating the body in a jar, the remains were put in a funeral container, which symbolizes the last resting place of the deceased, is meant to pray for the eternal life of the dead, and represents faith in life after death. In addition, we tried to help understand the symbol of the jar by looking at the cases of children and adults about how the jar is expressed and transformed during the sand play counseling process. This study is significant in that it examines the various symbolic meanings of jars flowing through our national sentiment through shamanism, myths, folk tales, religion, culture, and folk transmission, and examines how the symbolism of the jars is expressed in the process of playing sand.