| Hogeon | |
 Hokgeon | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 호건 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | hogeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | hokŏn |
Ahogeon (Korean: 호건) is a type ofgwanmo (관모),Korean traditionalheadgear for young boys aged one year to five years old. It was worn along withdurumagi (overcoat) orjeonbok (a long vest).Hogeon were worn on holidays such asSeollal (Korean new year),Chuseok (Mid-term festival), or celebrations for their birthdays likedoljanchi. The shape and material are almost similar tobokgeon except atiger pattern embroidered onhogeon. The outer is made of a black silk while the inner is dark blue silk. The tiger pattern was embroidered on the surface as reflecting parents' wish for their children to grow brave. The shapes of a tiger's eyebrow, eyes, whiskers, teeth and ears are decorated on the forehead of thehogeon. The ears was made with black and red fabrics. Strings attached to the end of the forehead part is able to tie the headgear to its back. Along with the tiger pattern,geumbak (gold leaf) of some ofHanja that had good and auspicious meaning are adorned with thehogeon to bless the wearer. It was worn by young boys until they reached to the age of five or six years old.[1][2][3]
