With roots in Buddhist and folk music, the style has changed through the years and evolved in different ways. This group did much to revive interest in Korean traditional arts. Traditional Patterns and Symbols Korean people traditionally adapted to and found meaning in the order of nature. Wanting to teach the hidden meanings of nature to their children and believing them as law and order in their daily lives, they created beautiful and diverse patterns. These patterns can be found almost everywhere you look in Korea, from the Taegeuk in the national flag to the animal designs on chopsticks in restaurants.
Many symbols are similar to the Chinese characters for luck, fortune, longevity, and fertility.
The clothes of the ruling class were much more ornate and expensive than the clothes worn by the lower classes. Certain types of clothing and special colors were reserved only for those of the royal family. Symbols and patterns denoted various levels within the government hierarchy. Crowns and other headdresses could only be worn by royal family members. Korea's various dynasties had differing styles.