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THE KOREAN BRIDE WEARS THREE SMALL DABS OF RED ROUGE
ON HER FACE AS SYMBOLS OF HAPPINESS AND PROTECTION
FROM EVIL.
Data entry tech comment:
DIAGRAM ON 5 X 8 CARD SHOWS A DOT ON THE FOREHEAD
REFERRED TO AS "GONGI" AND A DOT ON EACH CHEEK,
REFERRED TO AS "YUNGI."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; KOREA ; SEOUL
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN