Buddha's Birthday lantern festival — in pictures
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in front of Heunginjimun Gate, also known as Dongdaemun, in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/bf69046d-b492-4568-8e91-f06a6e3232fa.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in front of Heunginjimun Gate, also known as Dongdaemun, in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/2b945c2e-f797-4777-b8b8-8a34d393aee2.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
Over 50,000 people, including Buddhists from both Korea and overseas, joined the parade and marched together, according to an organizing committee dedicated to preservation of the tradition.
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/3116c888-f06e-4a45-89bf-13a13fb743af.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
Lanterns in the shape of a tiger, lotus and other Buddhist symbols dazzled the streets in central Seoul.
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/05d8267d-7473-4d5d-b5fc-cb09f3ecb616.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
Roads between Dongdaemun and the Jonggak intersection were closed off and intercity buses made detours to make room for the parade.
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/201e2644-cdd1-4a90-ac21-942ea3530fe3.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
The parade and other festivities, which have an over 1,000-year-long history, continued over the weekend until Sunday.
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/39658a95-8e21-4c9e-a78c-fe4dd668f7d1.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/2921614c-f7ab-44f3-ab0a-6b92f4ed9456.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
![A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/12/eb384c44-b294-43f0-a61d-2a3c32841273.jpg)
A lantern parade celebrating upcoming Buddha’s Birthday takes place in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Saturday evening, four days ahead of the religious holiday that falls on Wednesday. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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