buddha's birthday lanterns

though christianity is growing rapidly in korea, it's still a heavily buddhist country..there are temples in lots and lots of places..buddha's birthday is another lunar based holiday, and this year it fell on friday, 21 may..in korea, the sunday before buddha's birthday, there are traditional lantern festivals..we're not talking the kind of lanterns you use while camping..we're talking paper, handmade, big..anywho, the sunday before the holiday i went to a couple of the biggest temples in seoul, and sure enough they had lots of lanterns..not only are there big lanterns all lit up, but there are tons of lanterns stung up all over temple grounds, all of which have wishes written into them..soooooo cool..anywho, this post is all about the photos i took that day..