Yeon Deung Hoe, also known as the "Lotus Lantern Festival," began as a Buddhist event but has evolved into a cultural festival for all of South Korea.
We encourage everyone to celebrate "Yeon Deung Hoe," the Lotus Lantern Festival's millennium history!
The event is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and Korea's National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 122, with a history dating back over 1,200 years. It has the most visitors at the event, with about 300,000 local Koreans and 50,000 foreign guests.
The Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeon Deung Hoe) draws its spirit from the Buddhist concept of the wider world, in which you and I are not separate but interconnected.
The festival's date changes every year since it takes place over the weekend just before the Buddha's birthday, which falls on April 8th on the lunar calendar. The festival took place on April 30th (Saturday) in 2022.
Thousands of lotus lanterns brighten the streets, temples, and shopping malls throughout the festival, their brightness reflecting humanity's enlightenment.
Several events are taking place during Yeondeunghoe, the most notable of which is a large Lotus Lantern Parade that sweeps through the streets of Seoul's Jongno District for a night.
Event Date: 2022.04.30 - 2022.05.01
Venue: Streets of Jongno, Cheonggyecheon Stream, Bongeunsa Temple, Jogyesa Temple
Show time: 24 hr. (Refer to website for details)
Contact: +82-2-2011-1744~1747
Website: http://www.llf.or.kr/eng/
Price: Free
Programs:
Lantern exhibition, Eoullim Madang, lantern parade, cultural activities, performances, etc.
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