All posts tagged "Buddha’s birthday"

  • President Park Geun-hye prays during a ceremony marking Buddha's birthday at the Jogye Order in central Seoul on May 6, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Park apologizes again for ferry disaster on Buddha’s birthday

    SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye once again apologized for a ferry sinking that has left hundreds of people dead or missing during a Buddhist ceremony that solemnly paid tribute to victims of the tragic...

    • Posted May 6, 2014
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  • The annual Lotus Lantern Festival on Buddha’s birthday
    Seoul wants Yongsan base on UNESCO list

    By Kim Tong-hyung The U.S. Army base in Yongsan was announced among Seoul City’s new candidates for UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. Other candidates revealed on Monday included the historical sites of Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C.-660 A.D.) in...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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