Buddha's birthday is one of Korea's top holidays. Lanterns are strung along the streets of Seoul. Many are electric lights that are turned on at night during the celebration. I'm not sure, but I think that the papers 
attached to the lanterns in the photos are prayers.
attached to the lanterns in the photos are prayers. Children's Day is another big Korean celebration, and closely coincides with Buddha's Birthday. Children receive gifts and spend the day as a family at fun places like the zoo or amusement parks. On Children's Day, the children and I were interviewed by a local radio station (TBS). If you are interested in hearing our interview go to http://www.webhard.net/ login: tbsefm0504@gmail.com Password: tbsguest
This will take you to a file, click on Oldroyd Family.
As I wrote this post I couldn't help but see the many similarities between the Western World's Christmas and the Eastern World's Buddha's birthday/Children's Day. A fun reminder that we are all so very much alike.
As I wrote this post I couldn't help but see the many similarities between the Western World's Christmas and the Eastern World's Buddha's birthday/Children's Day. A fun reminder that we are all so very much alike.
7 comments:
Wow!! Oldroyd family on the radio. Great job all of you.
That was great! How fun. So how did you get chosen for that? I would love to have a childrens day and then just keep christmas quiet and simple like it should be. Great tradition!
So cute! I enjoyed hearing all of your voices. I loved it!
So nice to hear your voices! You are a great mom.
That was so much fun, but it was scary too. Overall a very awesome experiance!
Your Buddha's Birthday post is teaching us more about the world, and ourselves, Thanks.
We loved the radio show. The kids listened to it over and over!!
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