Rain, dragons and Gogu

Rain, dragons and Gogu

For many residents in Korea’s large cities, rain is mainly an inconvenience — traffic jams, umbrellas and damp clothes. But for farmers, rain is a blessing. It’s vital for a good harvest. In the past — perhaps more so than now — a lack of rain often led to devastating famines that killed hundreds, even tens of thousands. Rain was so crucial to survival that many people turned to superstition in an effort to explain or summon it. These beliefs co…