While tigers symbolize warding off evil spirits and bad luck, magpies are believed to bring good news.
Thus, in the Joseon Dynasty, hanging a tiger painting on the gate on New Year’s Day was a custom.
Koreans also believe that when magpies are chirping, pleasant guests would visit them.
In the time of the Joseon Dynasty, tigers symbolized power, and magpies symbolized the public.
It represents the wish for individual happiness and a peaceful era.