The Lotus Lantern Festival: Seoul, South Korea

The Lotus Lantern Festival (www.LLF.or.kr) is the most attractive and beautiful festival in Korea but not known yet too much to outside.

Scheduled to commence on 23rd May, 2004 in Jongno Street, downtown Seoul, this festival celebrates Buddha’s Birthday. (The date changes due to it follows lunar calendar)

Traditional and High-spirited Lotus Lantern Festival This is a representative regional cultural festival of Seoul City, and will be of interest to everyone.

Please come and join us!

Everyone can enjoy making the colorful lanterns, and we will light them with our hearts united, becoming as one. We invite you to attend this festival of enlightened joy, one of Korea’s greatest holidays.

Information on Events:

Name of Events, Date, Hour, Place:

 Yeondeung-nori (Festival’s Eve), May 22th (Sat), 7:00 - 9:00 pm, In front of Jo- gye-sa Temple

 Buddhist Street Festival, May 23th (Sun), 12:00 - 8:00 pm, In front of Jo- gye-sa Temple

 Opening Ceremony for the Parade, May 23th (Sun), 4:30 - 6:30 pm, Dongdaemun Stadium

 Lantern Parade, May 23th (Sun), 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Jongno Street (Dongdaemun, Jogye-sa)

 Daedong (being together) Celebration of Unity and Hope, May 23th (Sun), 9:30 - 10:30 pm, In front of Jo- gye-sa Temple

 Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns, May 21th - May 26th, All day and evenings, Bongeun-sa Temple, Gangnam-gu