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Why do Korean farmersā dance performers wear hats with long streamers?
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Peasant Dance, oil on wood by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1568; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
In the traditional Korean farmersā dance, performers wear helmet-like hats affixed with long streamers to enhance the visual energy of the performance. During the dance, the performers vigorously rotate their heads, causing these streamers to fly out and spin in the air like whirligigs, creating a dynamic and lively effect that characterizes this folk dance.1