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Experience 1,200 Year Old Lantern Festival to Celebrate Buddha's Birthday in Seoul, the Capital of South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Buddha's birthday, the annual Lantern Festival, or Yeondeunghoe, is scheduled to be held this coming May in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The Festival is not only the biggest one of its kind in the world, but also one of the "world's best 10 fantastic festivals for 2018" according to The Travel Magazine.

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Lantern Parade
Lantern Parade

 

Traditional Cultural Events
Traditional Cultural Events

 

Hoehyang Hanmadang (Post-Parade Celebration)
Hoehyang Hanmadang (Post-Parade Celebration)

One of the highlights of this 1,200 year old festival is the Lantern Parade. It will begin at 7p.m. on May 12, 2018, leaving the Dongdaemun neighborhood and passing along Jongno downtown street, all the way to Jogyesa Temple.

During the parade, more than 100,000 parade lanterns and floating lanterns will move through the crowd.

As the lantern parade finishes at the Jonggak intersection, people will gather for the post-parade  closing ceremony called Hoehyang Hanmadang, and there they will all enjoy the traditional Korean circle dance, or ganggangsulae.

On the following day, another cultural event will take place at Jogyesa Temple. More than 100 booths will provide visitors a chance to experience Korea's traditional culture, such as making lotus flowers, traditional lanterns and ceramics, and drawing Buddhist patterns and folk paintings. Also, meditation programs and traditional performances will be provided, and temple foods will be served to the participants.

Any visitor interested may participate in the lantern-making contest. To join the contest, please make a reservation by email (idia@buddhism.or.kr).

2018 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Events

Time

Venue

Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns

May 11 (Fri) - May 22 (Tue)

Jogyesa, Bongeunsa Temples / Cheonggyecheon Stream

Eoulim Madang
(Buddhist Cheer Rally)

May 12 (Sat) 4:30pm - 6pm

Dongguk University Stadium

Lantern Parade

May 12 (Sat) 7pm - 9:30 pm

Jongno Street
(Dongdaemun - Jogyesa Temple)

Hoehyang Hanmadang
(Post-Parade Celebration)

May 12 (Sat) 9:30pm - 11pm

Jonggak Intersection

Traditional Cultural Events

May 13 (Sun) 12pm - 7pm

Street in front of Jogyesa Temple

Cultural Performances

May 13 (Sun) 12pm - 6pm

Performance Stage on the street in front of Jogyesa Temple

Yeondeungnori
(Final Celebration)

May 13 (Sun) 7pm - 9pm

Insa-dong - Street in front of
Jogyesa Temple

Buddha's Birthday Dharma Ceremony & Lantern Lighting

May 22 (Tue) 10 am - 7pm

Jogyesa Temple and
all temples across the nation

CONTACT: Minsuk Hong, +82-2-2011-1746, hong@buddhism.or.kr

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Source: Yeon Deung Hoe Preservation Committee
collection