A PAIR OF KOREAN MARRIAGE GEESE

 I saw this table arrangement for a traditional Korean marriage at a departmental store in Seoul. Besides the fruits, biscuits, vases and accessories, there were a pair of wooden geese.

According to traditional Korean beliefs, a pair of wild geese made from wood represent the new husband and wife. In the Jeonanrye part of the marriage ceremony, the groom gives a single kireogi to his mother-in-law. The geese symbolize several virtues that the couple should follow in their married life:
Wild geese keep the same partner for life. Even of one dies, the other will not seek a new partner for the rest of his or her life.

Wild geese understand hierarchy and order. Even when flying, they maintain structure and harmony.

Wild geese have the nature to leave their existence wherever they go. People should leave a great legacy for their descendants when they leave this world.

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