S. Korea’s Lantern Lighting Fest Listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lantern lighting festival, a springtime event held to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, has been officially inscribed as intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, the government said Wednesday. The decision was made during the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, [...]

S. Korea’s Lantern Lighting Fest Likely to be Listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s lantern lighting festival, an event held to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, is expected to be inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, the government said Tuesday. The festival of lights, also called the Lotus Lantern Festival or “Yeon Deung Hoe” in Korean, was among the 25 successful [...]