Daegu Lantern Festival

Daegu Lantern Festival

After dinner we headed to Duryu baseball park to get a spot for the festival. The lantern festival is in celebration of Buddha's birthday, and kicks off the celebrations a bit early.  (The date for Buddha's birthday changes depending on where you are, in Korea it's the 8th day of the 4th month of lunar [...]

Lotus Lantern Festival Parade

In Seoul there is a lot to see and do for the Lotus Lantern Festival. However if you don't want to/or can't stay downtown for the weekend you have to pick and choose. The Lotus Lantern Festival happens in early May in celebration of Buddha's Birthday. A friend and I picked the parade. The parade [...]