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Participants of the lantern festival swinging and swaying after the culmination of the parade at Jogyesa temple
The colourful lotus lantern festival in Seoul

The colourful lotus lantern festival in Seoul

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I am always on the lookout for interesting festivals during my travels, and luckily my trip to Seoul coincided with the lotus lantern festival. Commemorating the birth of Buddha, it is one of Seoul’s landmark festivals, and perhaps the most colourful one too. Thousands of people take to the streets to participate in the festival.  The main attraction of the event is a 2 hour parade starting from Dongdemun gate and culminating at Jogyesa temple. I planned to be there…

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World's largest Easter celebrations in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala, with a Mayan twist
Photographing Easter Celebrations in Guatemala

Photographing Easter Celebrations in Guatemala

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World’s largest Easter celebrations in a quaint colonial city – isn’t that hard to resist? The Spanish missionary bought the Easter celebrations to Guatemala in the 16th century, and Antigua continues to carry forward the Andalusian tradition of celebrating the resurrection of Christ in style. Easter in Guatemala attracts a lot of visitors annually to Antigua as well as other parts of this beautiful country. Semana Santa, the Easter week I timed my visit to Guatemala during the Easter week,…

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