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Jipsin are Korean traditional sandals
Sandal (footwear)

Sandals are an open type of footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps or thongs passing over the instep and around the ankle....
 made from straw
Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry wikt:stalk of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat....
. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as yi (?, ), shoes with a short height, and the specific name can vary according to the ingredients, as with samsin, wanggolsin, cheongol jisin, and budeulsin. In the Joseon period, jipsin were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers, and scholars while on outings.






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Jipsin are Korean traditional sandals
Sandal (footwear)

Sandals are an open type of footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps or thongs passing over the instep and around the ankle....
 made from straw
Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry wikt:stalk of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat....
. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as yi (?, ), shoes with a short height, and the specific name can vary according to the ingredients, as with samsin, wanggolsin, cheongol jisin, and budeulsin. In the Joseon period, jipsin were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers, and scholars while on outings. Today's Jipsin style is inherited from the Joseon period.

Most Koreans living in rural areas still wear jipsin, especially the older generation who still live on farms. Those living in Confucian "folk villages" such as those in Andong
Andong

Andong is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000....
 or Cheonghakdong also wear Jipsin in their daily lives.

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