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The Busan Buddhist Association will host the Busan Lantern Festival for a month beginning today at Song Sang Hyeon Square in Busanjin-gu.
The Lantern Festival is the oldest Buddhist event and festival along with the Palgwanhoe and will run daily from 6 p.m. until May 27th.
Image: Busan Buddist Association
The Busan Buddhism Association has extended the lantern festival to last a month long instead of canceling the event due to social distancing.
During the event, monks will hold daily relay prayers at 6 pm to overcome the pandemic crisis.
The Busan Buddhist Association will broadcast the relay prayer in real time on its official YouTube channel.
Image: Busan Buddist Association
