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Holidays & festivals

부처님오신날

Buddha's Birthday

Celebrates the birth of the Buddha on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month.

DoTemples hang colorful lotus lanterns; in Seoul, the Yeondeunghoe lantern festival (on UNESCO's intangible heritage list) fills the streets.

FoodMany temples share free bibimbap and tea with visitors.

Examples

  • 부처님오신날 연등 보러 갈래요?

    bucheonimosinnal yeondeung boreo gallaeyo?

    Want to go see the lanterns for Buddha's Birthday?

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