Travel Photo Thursday, May 12, 2011, Lantern Parade 2011, Seoul Korea


Last Updated on May 12, 2011 by Nancie

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The last two days in Daejeon have been VERY wet. Hopefully, the weather is clearing as we approach the weekend, and I head for the beach.

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The weather for Buddha’s birthday party in Seoul last weekend was perfect. This is one of the biggest events of the year, with a huge parade featuring beautiful costumes, lanterns and floats. Here is one of my favorite shots from the day…

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Lantern Parade, Buddha's Birthday, Seoul 2011


33 responses to “Travel Photo Thursday, May 12, 2011, Lantern Parade 2011, Seoul Korea”

    • Thanks! There were so many great moments to capture.

      Love your shots of the WhitSundays. I tried to leave a comment, but for some weird reason I couldn’t. I did give you a Tweet and a stumble.

  1. Dear Professor,
    I had no idea you do blogging too 🙂
    I love your blog so much, thank you very much for sharing.

    Sincerely,
    your student Yelena Lim.

  2. Lovely! I love cultural photos like these; they are just so colorful and interesting and a perfect display of the local culture/ethnicity (no words needed at all) 🙂

  3. What a gorgeous shot – and one of your best yet Nanci. I love the colour – especially of the gloves.

  4. This is one parade that is on my bucket list. I have seen a lot of photos and it looks like a beautiful and interesting ‘festival’. The costumes are so bright, you really have caputred this well.

    • Kerry-Ann………..I’ve been to this parade so many times that I’ve lost count. I never tire of it, and there are lots of other things going on as well. The date changes every year because Buddha’s birthday is based on the lunar calendar.

  5. That must have been a fantastic parade – I love the colors and happy faces! Perfect timing for the shot, too 🙂

      • hahaha! Man, I’m having typing trouble today. I tried to correct the spelling in my first comment, just to have another typo! I really do know how to spell “absolutely”. 🙂

      • The colors of the costumes in this parade were outstanding. Korean traditional costumes are usually very “color rich”, which always surprises me because Koreans generally wear such drab colors……a lot of black and brown.

  6. I agree with the other comments, I love the colors as well and can only imagine how graceful the Korean women looked waving their fans.

  7. What a beautiful travel shot. The look of delight on the woman’s face is perfectly caught, and the colour contrasts are amazing.

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