Good bye Fall, Hello Winter! Part II: Lantern Festival
Fall has gone and left to us just sweet memories about different exciting festivals. Last time I told you about Festival of Kimchi , today I will tell you about another nice festival. Every year, but actually twice a year, there is a Lantern festival in Korea. Usually one is in May, and another one is in November . Well, Spring and autumn are the best seasons to visit Korea. Both of the festivals are related to the Buddhism. In May Korea celebrates a Buddha’s birthday . I don’t know what is a Buddhist holiday in November, but I will try to find it next time. I am going to this festival every time, and still can’t get enough of it. Why? Because it is really fantastic! The main point of the festival is a plenty of beautiful, creative, incredible lantern figures. And during the night all this figures are shining. Furthermore, these lanterns are not just random figures, a line of some of them shows some stories, or maybe even Korean culture or history. Like on the picture ...