Silent Sunday
I know Silent Sunday is supposed to be, well, - silent. But given that most of my readers are Westerners and the fact that I live in Asia, I just had to bend the rules a bit to clarify what was going on. Tomorrow (Monday 28th May) is Buddha's Birthday. For the last few weeks in Seoul, brightly colored lanterns of all shapes and sizes have begun to appear all over the city, symbolizing the light that the Buddha brought into the world. Devout Buddhists attach 'prayer requests' (the hanging tags) to these lanterns. This shot of workmen and volunteers putting up lanterns in preparation for tomorrow's celebrations was taken at the Bonguensa Buddhist Temple in Seoul.
Comments
EM - I never thought about that! What a great idea! I'll have to buy some to keep on hand!
Linda - My pleasure - it was a really interesting visit!
Emma - Thanks! Sometimes when it's all around you, you forget that the same thing isn't happening everywhere. I don't know how Bob's birthday was, but Buddha's was fantastic!
Karen - thanks! I was really tempted to use one of Son#1's photos, since they were much better, but Silent Sunday is supposed to be one of your own photos, and this one turned out pretty well!
ALW - I'm sure that's what they had in mind, but with the cast of zillions there to celebrate Buddha's birthday, it was anything but calming!