Lantern Festival Takes Place To Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday

Lantern Festival Takes Place To Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MAY 06: A woman prays underneath lines of lanterns after the Vesak Buddhist Ceremony celebrating Buddha’s birth at the Jogyesa Temple on May 6, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. The lantern festival, celebrating Buddha’s birthday will be held until May 11. As the exact birthday of Buddha, born 2,558 years ago is unknown, South Korea celebrates his birthday on the full moon of May, which is May 6 this year. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Editora Executiva (Florianópolis - SC) - professora universitária, mestre em administração, apaixonada pela Coréia (negócios, maquiagem, comidas e TV) tem se dedicado a importação e a divulgação da cultura coreana.