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Lotus Lantern Festival
2008/05/02 (Fri) ~ 2008/05/12 (Mon)
Celebration Committee for Buddha’s Birthday
Seoul, Jongno-gu, Gyeonji-dong 45
Homepage: www.LLF.or.kr/eng
E-mail: llf@llf.or.kr
Tel: 02) 2011-1747
Sponsor: Seoul Metropolitan Government
A guide of Lotus Lantern Festival
A Lotus waves are filled with Jongno Street on Sunday. Everyone’s invited to the resplendent Lotus Lantern Festival, where the gathered lanterns brighten our minds and the world, and the joy and sweet fragrance of tradition overflows.
3rd (SAT) May ~ 4th (SUN) May.
- Suggested Schedule for 1 day: 4th (SUN) May
- Suggested Schedule for 2 day: 3rd (SAT) May ~ 4th (SUN) May
3rd (SAT) May
2 p.m.: Bongeunsa temple … Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns
5 p.m.: Around Insa-dong … Dinner
7 p.m.: Insa-dong street … Eve Celebration of the Festival
8 p.m.: In front of Jogyesa temple … Buddhist Performances
(Closed 9 p.m.)
4th (SUN) May
2 p.m.: In front of Jogyesa temple … Buddhist Street Festival
6 p.m.: Around Insa-dong … Dinner
7 p.m.: Topgol Park (seats available) … Lantern Parade
9:30 p.m. In front of Jogyesa temple
(Closed 11 : 00 p.m.) …… Daedong Celebration
Transportation
l KTX (Seoul Station - Subway Line#1-Jonggak station)
Express Bus (Express Bus Terminal - Subway Line#3-Anguk station)
Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns
We hope you can get a sense of the traditional beauty that comes in the perfect harmonization between the subtlety of the traditional paper and the splendor of the magnificent colors.
Date: Friday, May 2nd~Monday, 12th
Location: Bongeunsa Temple, Samsung-dong (Subway Line #2-Samsung Station)
Eve Celebration of the Festival: Yeondeungnori
The street of Insa-dong will be filled with exciting shows and a beautiful parade of performers on this event celebrating the eve of the Lotus Lantern Festival.
Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 7:00p.m.~ 9:00p.m.
Location: Insa-dong and the street in front of Jogyesa Temple (Subway Line #1-
Jonggak Station; Line #3-Anguk Station)
The Buddhist Street Festival
Craft your own lantern, savor temple food, make a sutra rubbing from a woodblock, and enjoy a traditional Buddhist song and dance performance. With attractions you’ll likely not find anywhere else, the Buddhist Street Festival is full of magnificent performances to watch and activities to take part in.
Date: Sunday, May 4th, 12:00 noon~7:00p.m.
Location: The Street in front of Jogyesa Temple
The Lantern Parade
Together with dozens of huge floats and some 100,000 individual lanterns, they offer a breathtaking experience, forming a vast sea of lanterns spread out on the main street of Seoul.
Date: Sunday, May 4th, 7:00p.m.~9:30p.m.
Location: Jongno from Heunginjimun(Dongdaemun) to Jogyesa Temple
Daedong(being together) Celebration
Gathered together enjoying the pleasures of the unforgettable Lotus Lantern
Festival, the Grand Finale Joint Celebration is where we all join hands in song and dance, uniting in friendship.
Date: Sunday, May 4th, 9:30 p.m.~10:30 p.m.
Location: The Street in front of Jogyesa Temple | 
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