Visiting South Korea’s Festival of Floating Lanterns

Everyone is out at night in Jinju, South Korea, during a two-week period in the fall. No one wants to miss the Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival, which honors the nation’s fallen soldiers. At the heart of the event is a parade of lanterns floating on the Namgang River. The colorful creations resemble animals and national landmarks. There’s lots happening on land, too, including live performances, fountain displays and fireworks.

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[AzlianaLyana]

Still haven't gotten the chance to visit Korea yet, someday I will 😍

[Povi]

The beautiful Jinju Nam River~~a great video :: Good night 👍👍🆗️

[beatsbykana]

this looks even better than the disneyworld closing park shows. I definitely wanna go

[chichan]

I really like it, but it's too short... 😂

[yourlocaltrashcand]

I love this ya channel my mom was like

Mom: what are you looking at
Me: *shows video*
Me: *sees mom looking at this yt channel 24/7*

[sarahmin]

My hometown Jinju clean, pretty, amazing town:)

[by_oshin]

damn it looks beautiful!! the fireworks, lanterns and all... i hope i can visit there someday...

[juliayk]

If you ever have a chance to visit Korea, try to go beyond Seoul! Seoul is a beautiful city, but there are so many other cities that are so unique and special. I recommend Gyeongju (beautiful with cherry blossoms during spring :)) and Seokcho!

[Beachcheeka]

Thank you for sharing the beauty on our planet.
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....so tweeted!! 😬

[kurokikagamine]

Thought the narrator was going to say "Of course no festival is complete, without food."

[Amandafusion]

A great video. I love living in Korea and showing people simple recipes. What I love about this video Is you have captured Korea beautifully. Thank you:) God Bless. Auntie A's kitchen.

[im_smort]

4 views and 31 YouTube has gone drunk.

[yourlocaltrashcand]

You
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Can you guess who the best person in the world is, read these first 2 words

[alexiskang]

I'm confused





i live in korea
and i have never heard about this👍

[KevinPaulBell]

There are many lantern festivals in Korea...Jinju is the most famous...but not the best....

[Alkalus]

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea 🇰🇵): Insane
Republic of Korea (South Korea 🇰🇷): Chill

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

The lanterns travel to America and people thought they were UFOs

[Sandlin]

I'd watch that but I hate traveling so 🤷‍♂️ I wonder if there's an effort to gather all the litter that they intentionally float down the river or if the products are biodegradable and won't harm wild life?

[TechnoVibe-jd]

When you say Korea you have to say which one are you talking about .

[mariarohmer]

So much waste and pollution. But that's true all over the world. Not much to celebrate.