koreanfestivals1-9, Exercise 1: Hahoe byeolsingut talnori Model answer: Purpose: to appease the village deity (Seonangsin) at the deity's request; the drama also satirises apostate Buddhist priests and the nobility. Frequency: every three, five or ten years, performed irregularly at the end of December and early January (the annual dong-je has no masked drama). Episodes (any three): shaman; lions; butcher; old widow; apostate monk; nobleman and scholar; wedding ceremony; wedding night. Disagreements (any two): age (Hahoetal: ceremonies date back to the 12th century; talnori: five-hundred year history); masks (Hahoetal: nine of twelve remain; talnori: eleven Hahoe masks survive plus two from Byeongsan, thirteen in all). Sources: Wikipedia, Hahoe byeolsingut talnori; Hahoetal.