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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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