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Does anyone know the evening that they do the parade to celebrate Buddhas Birthday in Seoul? And where will it be held exactly (i.e. the start and the finish of the parade).

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Jongno, Seoul

Lantern festival, which is held every year near the Jogyesa temple, and all around Jongno and Insadong, for Buddha's birthday. Celebrate Buddha's birthday in Seoul at the Lotus Lantern Festival. A spectacular lantern parade, a Buddhist culture street fair and a traditiona...l lantern exhibition take place on Jongno Street and in and around Jogyesa and Bongeunsa Temples.

There will be traditional music and dance performances, folk games, exhibitions of Buddhism from around the world, and arts and crafts like beading and lantern making.

Then at dusk the parade begins, and the streets are flooded with the light of lanterns. There are giant lantern floats in the shape of elephants, lotus flowers and dragons, and thousands of smaller lanterns, all glowing with color. At the end of the parade there is a finale of singing and dancing, and lotus petals rain down on the crowd.

May 18 ~ 28 (Fri ~ Mon) Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns at Bongeun-sa Temple
May 19 (Sat) 7:00 ~ 9:30 pm Lotus Lantern Parade at Jongno Street (Dongdaemun ~ Jogye-sa Temple)
May 19 (Sat) 9:30 ~11:00 pm Hoehyang Hanmadang (Post-Parade Celebration) at Jonggak Intersection
May 20 (Sun) Noon ~ 6:00pm Traditional Cultural Performance at front of Jogye-sa Temple
May 28 (Mon) Dharma Ceremony 10 am Lantern Lighting 7 pm at Jogye-sa Temple and all temples nationwide

http://www.llf.or.kr/eng/index.asp

Jogyesa Temple
1) Jonggak Station (Subway Line 1), Exit 2.
2) Anguk Station (Subway Line 3), Exit 6.

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