이 글은 한 산골마을 주민들을 세대에 따라 구분하여 산나물 채취에 관한 전승지식의 양상을 파악하고, 나아가 산나물 채취에 관한 전승지식의 문화적 의미를 분석하는 데 목적이 있다. 전통사회에서 산나물은 흉년이 들거나 기근이 심할 때 구황식으로서 큰 역할을 했으며, 일상적으로 부식으로도 많이 먹었다. 특정 산나물에 한해서는 정월대보름․단오․제사 등 의례용으로 식용되기도 했으며, 감기․홍역 등의 약용으로도 쓰였다. 근래에 와서는 참살이(well-being) 음식으로도 주목받고 있다. 이러한 사실에도 불구하고 지금까지 산나물에 대한 민속학적 관심은 적었기에 이에 대한 문제의식을 가지고 연구에 임했다. 조사지역으로 선정한 경북 안동시 풍산읍 서미1리는 야산과 깊은 산으로 둘러싸인 산골마을이다. 조사지 주민들의 산나물 채취활동은 사회․경제적으로 식량이 부족했던 1960~1980년대에 활발하게 이루어졌다. 마을 주민들은 인근의 야산과 깊은 산의 식용식물을 채취해 먹음으로써 식량부족난을 해결하고자 했다. 산나물 채취활동은 산나물이 나는 시기, 나는 장소 등을 중요하게 고려하였는데, 산나물 채취시기, 채취장소 등은 산나물 채취에 관한 전승지식 체계를 이루고 있다. 그리고 산나물 채취에 관한 전승지식은 지극히 환경 적응적 논리에 기초하고 있다. 결국 산골마을인 서미1리 주민들은 식량부족의 난제를 자연환경에 적응하여 산나물을 채취하여 식용하는 것으로 풀어나가고자 한 것이다.

This study is to grasp the aspect of the lore on picking wild edible greens and to analyze the cultural meaning of the lore on picking wild edible greens by classifying the residents of a remote mountain village by generation. In traditional Korean society, wild edible greens have played a crucial role as a relief food source in years of famine, and they are also used a lot as side dishes in everyday life. Some particular wild edible greens were eaten and used as ceremonial food for Jeong-wol-dae-bo-rem (the day of the first full moon of the lunar year), Dano (the fifth day of the fifth month of the year according to the lunar calendar), Jaesah (commemorative rites for ancestors) and also, certain wild edible greens were used as medicine for flu, and measles; nowadays, wild edible greens are getting attention as a well-being food. Nevertheless, folkloric interests on wild edible greens until now has been slight so the research was done with a critical mind on this part. Seomi 1-ri, Pungsan-eup, Andong city, Gyeongbuk, which was chosen as a survey subject area, is a remote mountain village surrounded by deep mountains and hills. The subject residents' wild edible green picking activity was brisk between the 1960s and 1980s when a food shortage occurred due to economic and social reasons. The residents tried to solve the food shortage problems by picking edible wild greens in near by hills and mountains and eating them. The time and place for wild edible greens were considered as important factors in picking wild edible greens and these factors became the lore system in picking wild edible greens. Also, the lore aspect on picking wild edible greens is expressly based on the environmental adaptive logic. Eventually, the residents of Seomi 1 ri, the remote mountain village, tried to overcome the tough food shortage situation by adapting themselves to the natural environment such as picking wild edible greens and ingesting them.

This study is to grasp the aspect of the lore on picking wild edible greens and to analyze the cultural meaning of the lore on picking wild edible greens by classifying the residents of a remote mountain village by generation. In traditional Korean society, wild edible greens have played a crucial role as a relief food source in years of famine, and they are also used a lot as side dishes in everyday life. Some particular wild edible greens were eaten and used as ceremonial food for Jeong-wol-dae-bo-rem (the day of the first full moon of the lunar year), Dano (the fifth day of the fifth month of the year according to the lunar calendar), Jaesah (commemorative rites for ancestors) and also, certain wild edible greens were used as medicine for flu, and measles; nowadays, wild edible greens are getting attention as a well-being food. Nevertheless, folkloric interests on wild edible greens until now has been slight so the research was done with a critical mind on this part. Seomi 1-ri, Pungsan-eup, Andong city, Gyeongbuk, which was chosen as a survey subject area, is a remote mountain village surrounded by deep mountains and hills. The subject residents' wild edible green picking activity was brisk between the 1960s and 1980s when a food shortage occurred due to economic and social reasons. The residents tried to solve the food shortage problems by picking edible wild greens in near by hills and mountains and eating them. The time and place for wild edible greens were considered as important factors in picking wild edible greens and these factors became the lore system in picking wild edible greens. Also, the lore aspect on picking wild edible greens is expressly based on the environmental adaptive logic. Eventually, the residents of Seomi 1 ri, the remote mountain village, tried to overcome the tough food shortage situation by adapting themselves to the natural environment such as picking wild edible greens and ingesting them.

wild edible greens, picking, lore, environment adaptation, food shortage