Jinju Lantern Festival- Make A Wish

Jinju Lantern Festival originates from the lantern lights custom which turned into used at some point of the Jinjuseong Fortress Battle of the Imjinwaeran War – Japanese invasion, 1592 as a navy approach to save Japanese troops for wading the Namgang River. The river and its banks are adorned with lanterns reflecting antique Korean traditions and culture, well-known monuments of the arena and characters/ animals for children. In addition, the competition is widely known to not forget the veterans of Jinjuseong Fortress Battle.

The predominant highlights of this competition is a gaggle of lighting floating gracefully withinside the Han River and reflecting off the water. There is a showcase of floats with plenty of globalwide nations and well-known landmarks. This showcase consists of Big Ben of London, The Statue of Liberty, Indian God, the Sphinx of Egypt and Napoleon from France. There turned into additionally a beautiful showcase of lanterns of Disney characters- Beauty and the Beast, Dalmatians 101 , Mickey and Minnie and lots of more. Yet, the most lovely part of the competition turned into the lanterns made with the aid of humans from all over the world.

Time: around late September to early October every year

Location: Namgang river