Lotus Lantern Festival Seoul 2024. Seeing no conflict between buddhism and the nature worshipping of shamanism, a special kind of buddhism emerged. Occurring annually around the national holiday of buddha's birthday, which falls on may 15 this year, the lotus lantern festival is a contemporary interpretation of a buddhist tradition.

Buddhism was first introduced to korea in 372, a time when the main religion was shamanism. Most of the lotus lantern festival events take place in jongno, near jogyesa temple in insadong, in a few different.