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`The Ministry of Communications is issuing these two stamps as the first part of a series of 10 postage stamps designed to introduce Korean folk dances at home and abroad. The series will continue through 1975. Salphuli Salpuli, the name of this dance, implies an indigenous religious adjuration intended to thwart disaster and invite bliss by expelling evil spirits. This dance is performed to the rhythm of that part of a shamanistic music which represents Salpuli. For its exquisite movement and beautiful gesture, it is regarded as one of the most artistic Korean folk dances. Performed only by females, this dance was originally popular on the Cholla provinces. Subsequently, it has been propagated to other parts of the country. Mudang-chum Developed out of shaman rites, this is a choreographic rendition of a sorceress performing a romping ritual dance in a trance, complete with sorcery equipment. This dance dates back to te era of Three Kingdoms Silla, Paekje and Koguryo. It is presumed, however, that the present version of this dance has been handed down since the middle part of the Yi dynasty period. The performer holds a ritual fan in her right hand and a bell in her left as she dances vivaciously. The fan and the bell, which is shakin impulsively, are meant to induce a god of good will.`