Samsin halmeoni would protect every child from birth until the seventh year of age, where the child would then be protected by the deity of Seven Stars, the
Ursa Major bear. Samsin halmeoni was honoured at childbirth and at birthday parties with offerings of
rice, soy sauce and wine, laid out in the form of a dinner. At the third and seventh day after the childbirth, the underwear of the mother would be folded and placed in the
anbang Samsin area and a little altar would be set upon them, where prayers for a long and healthy life of the child would be performed. Samsin halmeoni or Samsin was also said to visit the
Samsin Danji () dedicated to her, an earthenware pot kept in the inner wing of the house or in the warm part of the
anbang. The pot was filled with rice, then covered in paper and sealed with a knot tied counterclockwise. However, some households would perform
Geongung Samsin, the act of honoring Samsin, only in the mind. Samshin halmeoni was honored with
Jesas at every festival or birthday celebration in the household, and also at the third, seventh and thirty-seventh day after delivery. When a woman in the household was pregnant or has given delivery, the room where the
Samsin Danji was kept, would be sealed with ropes to symbolize and contain the strong power of Samshin halmeoni. After the delivery, a rope would be also hung on the outside of the house to mark the lucky event of "opening what has been tied", symbolizing the act of birth, and to ward off evil spirits that could threaten the mother and the new baby. The belief in Samsin halmeoni is strongest in
Jeju Island. To conceive, a childless woman would share her Samsin rice meal with a mother who recently delivered, pray to Samsin in the anbang area or wear a cloth that has touched a coffin. == Myth ==