SEOUL, South Korea--20 Mar--PRNewswire/InfoQuest
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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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 (
[email protected] ).
2018 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Events Time Venue
Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns May 11 (Fri) - May 22 (Tue) Jogyesa, Bongeunsa Temples / Cheonggyecheon Stream
Eoulim Madang May 12 (Sat) 4:30pm - 6pm Dongguk University Stadium
(Buddhist Cheer Rally)
Lantern Parade May 12 (Sat) 7pm - 9:30 pm Jongno Street
(Dongdaemun - Jogyesa Temple)
Hoehyang Hanmadang May 12 (Sat) 9:30pm - 11pm Jonggak Intersection
(Post-Parade Celebration)
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 May 13 (Sun) 7pm - 9pm Insa-dong - Street in front of
(Final Celebration) 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,
[email protected]
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