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parade of lanterns was held at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul ahead of the Buddha's arrival next Wednesday. In the aftermath of Corona 19, it rained a lot today (15th), which drastically reduced the scale of the event, but it was meaningful as it was the first annual lantern festival that was registered as a UNESCO heritage site.
This is reporter Kim Ki-tae.
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At 7:15 this evening, more than 100 lanterns departed from Iljumun of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul.
The procession went back to Anguk Intersection and returned to Jogyesa Temple.
Originally, this event was a big attraction enough to brighten up the Jongno area by gathering around 100,000 annual lanterns, but this year, the scale has been drastically reduced.
In the aftermath of Corona 19, it was completely canceled last year, and this year, only about 100 parades participated in the procession, and the process was carried out on a small scale.
Previously held, the Yeondeungbeop was also conducted in a non-face-to-face manner where Buddhists from all over the country lighted their lamps at their respective seats.
As an event to celebrate the birth of the Buddha, it has the meaning of creating an affluent world without discrimination by illuminating the world with light.
The theme of this year's lantern meeting is hope and healing, and contains aspirations for overcoming Corona 19.
In particular, this year's Yeondeunghoe was held for the first time after being registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in December of last year.
The traditional culture yard, which was held in the area around Woojungguk-ro, Jongno the day after the Yeondeung parade, is pre-produced as a video and will be released on the Internet tomorrow.
(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)