[Photo] Colorful Jogyesa Lanterns

On the 22nd, about a month before Buddha's Birthday (May 19) in the year 2565 of the Buddhist calendar, officials are hanging lanterns in the courtyard of Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul. This year, the Buddha's Birthday lantern parade will be held online. Following last year's Lantern Festival cancellation for the first time in 40 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's event is also being held online as a preemptive quarantine measure amid the ongoing infectious disease situation. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@