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kyenan
May 8th, 2005, 09:24 PM
http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1289.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1203.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1259.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1221.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1305.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1302.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1318.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1322.jpg

http://hosikim1.com.ne.kr/lantern/medium_IMG_1308.jpg

These pix are the festival on May 12 2002. This year's Buddha's Birthday is coming soon. Could you share the pix of Buddha's Birthday celebration in your cities?
spyguy
May 8th, 2005, 09:44 PM
The flowers and dragon are pretty.
Sen
May 8th, 2005, 09:58 PM
are you buddhist?

this is year 2551 or 2552?
Sen
May 8th, 2005, 10:00 PM
i think it's 2553 isn't it?
kyenan
May 8th, 2005, 10:18 PM
are you buddhist?

this is year 2551 or 2552?

I am not. I am Christian (Protestant).
Sen
May 8th, 2005, 10:40 PM
we dont have celebrations of buddha's birthday (or i am not aware of ) but we celebrate Confucius' birthday.

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421022949d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023136d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023246d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023347d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421024118d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023955d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023955d41d8.jpg
Locust
May 8th, 2005, 10:48 PM
Confucius and Buddha must be almost contemporaneous.... no?
kyenan
May 9th, 2005, 04:41 PM
we dont have celebrations of buddha's birthday (or i am not aware of ) but we celebrate Confucius' birthday.

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421022949d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023136d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023246d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023347d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421024118d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023955d41d8.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/news/2005/4/21/20050421023955d41d8.jpg

I can't see the pix for now, but anyway, I think we also celebrate Confucius's birthday too, just not to the extent of that for Buddha and Christ.
kyenan
May 9th, 2005, 04:43 PM
Confucius and Buddha must be almost contemporaneous.... no?

Yes they are.
Sen
May 9th, 2005, 04:48 PM
i think Confucius is 2 years older than Buddha :P