President Moon expressed gratitude and respect to Buddhist communities for joining the fight against COVID-19. On Wednesday which is Buddha s birthday in South Korea he said via Social Media that monks closed their temples and have not been holding religious services as part of anti-virus efforts.
Buddhist communities also scaled down the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul, instead holding it online over concerns of transmission.
Moon added, the words shared during the event were of hope and healing fuelling hope that together we can overcome the pandemic.
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Couscous, hawkers and saunas: The 2020 additions to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The organisation has added 35 entries to the 2020 list of traditions – and two from the UAE made the cut
An aflaj in the Al Ain area taken at some point between 1962 and 1964. Courtesy: David Riley
Camels at the Marmoom season finals for the camel racing season at Al Marmoom Heritage Village in Dubai. Satish Kumar
A Bedouin woman threads reeds as she weaves a rug at the Al Hayah community co-operative in the El Farafra Oasis, southwest of Cairo. AFP
Tunisian chef Taieb Bouhadra presents a traditional Tunisian lamb couscous dish at a restaurant in the Medina of Tunisia s capital, Tunis. AFP
With this addition to the list, South Korea now has 21 intangible cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO. Other intangible cultural heritages include Gimjang, the winter kimchi making festival, Haenyeo, the women divers of Jeju island, and Ssireum, a traditional form of wrestling. I will do my best to uphold and preserve the lantern event. I will make it into a dear cultural heritage that is loved by people all over the world regardless of their religions. The Lotus Lantern Festival dates back to the 9th century.
Every April 8th on the lunar calendar, people in South Korea put on parades and decorate streets with brightly lit lanterns to celebrate the birth of Buddha.