UNESCO Culture of Jeju Haenyeowomen divers | Keeping the tradition alive

[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage] Inscribed in 2016 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity In Jeju Island, ⛱ there is a community of women, some aged in their 80s, which goes diving 10m under the sea to gather shellfish, such as abalone or sea urchins for a living without the help of oxygen masks. With knowledge of the sea and marine life, the Jeju haenyeo (female divers) harvest for up to seven hours a day, 90 days of the year holding their breath for just one minute for every dive and making a unique verbal sound when resurfacing.🌬 Divers are categorised into three groups according to level of experience: hagun, junggun and sanggun with the sanggun offering guidance to the others. #jeju #island #haenyeo #Korea #divers #traditional #UNESCO