Most of korean folk dramas embody carnival world. Liberation of all sorts of the hardened order, institution, oppression is possible in the carnival world of korean folk dramas. However most of korean folk dramas are androcentrism. Female characters which are chracterize in the korean folk dramas are insignificant person or live a oppressive life. Although sometimes active and resistant female character may appears, the female character's fate is end in a tragedy.
But Haesan Geori(해산거리) which is one Geori of the Donghaean Bealsin Gut(동해안 별신굿) Geori Gut(거리굿) has different feature. this paper is study on the Haesan Geori. The main content of Haesan Geori is childbirth which is female's own experience. The full course of childbirth is straightforwardly peformed in the Haesan Geori performance. Though it is performed by male performer, the world of female carnival which enjoy female's own experience is created by public exposing of childbirth, and positive participation, response of female spectator.
The female character's image demonstrate female carnival feature of Haesan Geori, too. Free and easy action of Haesan Mo(해산모: a woman delivered of a child) who is female character of Haesan Geori is good example. She not only reveals full course of childbirth, but also defies taboo of childbirth. Also she is superior to male, is not scapegoat of child death. These image of Haesan Mo can not find in other folk drama. The case that carnivalisque female character positively stands in the center of carnival is rare.
Like this, Haesan Geori creates the world of female carnival. The reason that the world of female carnival can be create is ritual safeguard which is called Bealsin Gut(별신굿). Because of the ritual safeguard, Bealsin Gut, the world of female carnival which is quiet different from androcentric world is possible. But this carnival world is not complete. Because of an inclination of preferring a son to a daughter exist in Haesan Geori. In the world of female carnival, an inclination of preferring a son is inconsistent. The fact that this inconsistency is possible is because the world of female carnival which Haesan Geori creates does not subvert order of androcentric society.
Though there is an inclination of preferring a son, significance of Haesan Geori is not disappear. Female carnival features of Haesan Geori, that is, expressing and enjoyment of female's own experience, carnivalisque female character Haesan Mo etc., among the korean folk dramas which most of them have male carnival feature, have unique value.