Finally, May 19, 2012 was over.
The day and night that shook the whole Dongdaemun - Jongno street in downtown Seoul. And..why was that?
That was the day when the annual lantern parade along 8-km in length. People did prepare themselves to get the most out of it. Or better yet, the best seat and spot available to see the whole procession.
We ended our night-journey into the wondrous world of lights and sounds by joining the celebration in Jonggak intersection.
Lightning, dances, confetti, and of course...live music dotted the spectacles during the whole night, well at least until midnight--I supposed. We did manage to see the show that marked the culmination of the procession that night. See the laser there?
We got some lanterns of ourselves. Some people just gave away the lanterns they done using. They mostly gave away the lanterns to foreigners like us who seemed to be overjoyed by the mere spectacle of the procession. So, we were happy to have the lanterns. We bet.
The roads were closed. No cars were allowed, that it allowed us instead...to walk along the road freely while enjoying the music at the background and the brick-a-brack sellers that out of sudden mushrooming all across the area.
These were some of the highlights of what modernity have done to the once-used-to-be traditional facade of lantern parade and displays. Robot lantern? got that right.
While enjoying the long arrays of lanterns in all and many shapes and themes imaginable...we were still trying to take a peep of what was going on back there on the stage. The roaring music could not help us but keep looking back as if some famous artists might show up on stage.
This one did pretty much remind me of a statue famous for its symbol of power or prowess of capitalism as shown in Stock Exchange Markets in some parts of the world. (?) I might be wrong. I did not know for sure what lantern it was.
This one was surely a reflection of what Buddha has in store for people. Just look and embrace the colorful arrays of depictions displayed on each intricate design of the lanterns!
The same lanterns...but it CHANGED colors once we looked at them from different angle. Or, they were deliberately built in such a way that people might get differing impression as they are looking.
Impressive!
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