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Lotus Latern Festival 2007

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October 5th 2007
***It seems like Korea has tons of festivals throughout the year! I highlighted some of the ones I wanted to see while living here. One of those was the Lotus latern festival. Truthfully; because all the pictures I've seen are so pretty and I had to see it myself! I'm not a follower in Budha but I can respect the idea of world peace. I even put of going on a free trip to Japan to see it!! It di ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more