Mangmukgut is a gut that is performed to send the dead to a good place, and is characterized by a variety of narrative shamanic songs and unique rhythms.
Cheondo-gut, a ceremony to send the dead to a good place, is called by different names for each province.
It is commonly called Jinogui-gut, but in Hamgyeong-do, Mangmook-i, Pyeongan-do, Dari-gut, Hwanghae-do, Siwang-gut or Suwang-gut, Seoul, Ogu-gut in Yeongnam, Ssitgim-gut in Honam, and Jilchim-gut in Jeju Island.
Hamgyeongdo Mangmukgut is an intangible cultural heritage of the northern part of korea that is currently feared to be lost.
During the Korean War, some of the shamans from Hamgyeong-do lived in Sokcho and managed to continue their reputation
Data on shamanic consciousness and narrative shamanism are very poor and limited. For this reason, the Mangmukgut Preservation Society was established to preserve and inherit Hamgyeongdo Mangmukgut and is trying to make it be recognized for its value as an intangible cultural heritage.