SEOUL, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A South Korean church has been given permission to display Christmas lanterns at a military guard post near the border with North Korea, an official said. The official of ...

Thai Buddhist monks carrying lanterns ... Christmas has been a public holiday since 1949, Buddha’s Birthday was designated in 1975. The designation came after a decade-long effort by Korea's ...

Philippines has launched the first global stop of their exhibit “Lights of Korea: Jinju Silk Lanterns” at their headquarters ...

the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism will light up lanterns in front of the main Buddhist temple of Jogyesa in Jongno, central Seoul, to celebrate Christmas, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Last month's Seoul Lantern Festival was held from Dec. 19-31 ... created a festive atmosphere with around 50 vendors selling Christmas gifts, homemade crafts and food. [email protected] *This ...

“danced” for seven minutes in sync with medleys of Christmas songs, tunes popularized by Japanese anime or Korean pop group Momoland’s latest hits. The lantern of Barangay San Nicolas ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival. Participants, some dressed in traditional ...

“Christmas lunch, however, compelled people to linger and mingle.” It was, she said, one of the few times she saw English and Korean spoken in the same room. Sweet and spicy dwaeji bulgogi can ...