[2] The often horrifying or grotesque masks were used in shamanistic practices for their ability to evoke fear, and humor, in ceremonial rites.

The Hahoe, Sandae and Talchum are all traditional Korean mask dramas of ritual and religious significance.

[4] Hahoe Byeolsin gut is a kind of exorcist play while performers wear mask such as yangbantal (nobleman), bunetal, seonbital (scholar), gaksital (bride), chorangital, halmital(grandmother), jujital (head monk), jungital (monk), baekjeongtal (butcher), and imaetal.

The mask play of Hahoe Byeolsin Exorcism itself was classified as important intangible cultural asset #69 by the South Korean government on November 17, 1980.

Hahoe (하회) and Byeolsin masks themselves were also labelled South Korean national treasure #121 at the same time.