The Motor Vessel Sewol accident was a horrible accident, and it had complex ripple effects in various areas such as politics, economy, and culture. In particular, the psychological impact of each individual in Korean society was great, and various explanations for the causes of such psychological mass trauma would be possible. One of these important causes is the historical memory about common cultural custom. Therefore, the historical and cultural memory of the school trips shared by members of Korean society may be one of the causes of the psychological trauma. This paper aims to explain the cultural and social functions of school trips in East Asian societies from a historical point of view. In addition, we will also analyse the reasons why shared cultural memories contributed to the formation of collective trauma of the accident from a cultural, anthropological and psychiatric point of view.
INTRODUCTION SCHOOL EXCURSIONS IN EASTERN ASIAN CULTURES HISTORY OF GROUP TOUR IN EAST ASIA BEGINNING OF SCHOOL EXCURSION PERCEPTION ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE SCHOOL EXCURSION: EAST AND WEST SCHOOL EXCURSION AS A RITE OF PASSAGE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES AS A CULTURAL PHYLOGENY PERSONAL MEMORIES AS AN INDIVIDUAL ONTOGENY CONCLUSION
