A lotus lantern festival is held to celebrate the birth of Buddha over the weekend before the birth date in Korea. Buddha's birthday is on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar. So, the birthday in this year 2007 is May 24. The Buddhists decorated the temple with the handmade lanterns made from rice paper and bamboo. In the evening the Buddhists marched in a parade on the streets. The Lotus flower symbolizes enlightenment in Buddhism, which rises clean and untainted out of muddy waters.
