Jeju Island, South Korea is the only place in the world where you can see this. #travel #koreatravel

You won’t believe these facts about Jeju Island’s ‘sea women’ or ‘women of the sea’ 👇🏼

📌save this for when you visit Korea!

•Haenyeo free dive without breathing apparatus, reaching depths of 10-20 meters to harvest seafood.
•This tradition spans centuries, with some divers in their 80s still active.
•Haenyeo communities are matriarchal, and the tradition improved women’s status in Jeju.
•Divers use unique “sumbisori” breathing techniques upon surfacing.
•They pray to Jamsugut, a sea goddess, for safety and prosperity.
•They practice emphasizes environmental sustainability, only harvesting in sustainable quantities.
•It’s common for Haenyeo to still dive when they are pregnant & breastfeeding. It’s common for them to dive until the day they give birth, and to return to the ocean soon after the baby is born, taking breaks to breast feed.
•UNESCO inscribed haenyeo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016 for its cultural value.

👉🏼Where can you see Haenyeo on Jeju Island?

•You can watch the Haenyeo Women Diver Show at Seongsan Ilchulbong
•At certain times of the year, the show runs at 1:30 PM and 3 PM daily. At other times of the year, it runs at 2pm once a day. It’s unclear when the schedule changes, so on the safe side, show up for 1:30.
•The show is free
•The show does not run if the weather is poor / too windy

➕You can also see Haenyeo working around the island. We happened upon them working accidentally on the way to Gwangchigi Beach

Have you heard of the Haenyeo?

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[yolielin]

Japan has a ton of these ladies called 海女 "Ama". Many are in their 70's now...

[SukishoLove]

Just thought you should know that the pronunciation is "Hey-nyo". It is great to share about other cultures, but it is even better to do the research to pronounce the words correctly.

[AjhayKateGiagonia]

Huh. Southeast asian nations still has those same practices too. Friendly reminder, do more research next time