Weirdo!! This ‘Penis’ Park is major tourist draw in South Korea

Weirdo!! This ‘Penis’ Park is major tourist draw in South Korea

Have you ever thought that the park will be named after our abdomen body parts? Nopes well sounds creepy, weird, yuck na…but let me tell you that, yes there is a park in the name of body parts.

You will be surprised or you might be shy if I tell you that the name of the “Penis Park” has an interesting concept. Well, I’ll tell you what is it? Where is it?

Haesindang Park- popularly known as Penis Park, which is located on the east coast of South Korea in a small town called Sinnam, just forty minutes south of Samcheok city.

Attractions in Penis Park?

In the park, one can see dozens of sculpted phalluses stant of an old folk curse.

There is a small folk museum attached showcases penis related art throughout the ages, as well as the history of the small fishing community.

Why this Park named after ‘Penis’?

According to the many legends, a woman was left by her man on a rock in the sea while he worked. Later her man was unable to retrieve her because of a storm and this leads to drowning. After this scenario, the people in the village were not able to catch fish. Well, some said that it is because of dead women.

One day, a fisherman urinated into the water and afterwards, he was able to catch fish, so it was thought that exposing the deceased virgin to male genitalia pleased her. To soothe her spirit further, the local village people made several phallic wooden carvings and held religious ceremonies on her behalf. After a while, the fish slowly returned and the villagers were able to live comfortably again.

The place where the woman died was named Aebawi Rock and the building where the religious ceremony is held twice a year was named Haesindang. The ceremony is still honoured today as a traditional folk event.

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