• 28th October
    2011
  • 28
life: Despite being a thoroughly 21st-century nation and an economic powerhouse, South Korea, the Land of the Morning Sun, holds tight to its traditions. From its hanbok costume — paraded proudly at fashion shows, state meetings, and even department-store openings — to the coming-of-age ceremony that marks a Korean’s entry into adulthood, rituals color every aspect of South Korean life. Pictured: A day in the life of a monk, Seoul’s Chogye Temple. see more — South Korea: Kiss the Morning Sun

life:

Despite being a thoroughly 21st-century nation and an economic powerhouse, South Korea, the Land of the Morning Sun, holds tight to its traditions. From its hanbok costume — paraded proudly at fashion shows, state meetings, and even department-store openings — to the coming-of-age ceremony that marks a Korean’s entry into adulthood, rituals color every aspect of South Korean life.

Pictured: A day in the life of a monk, Seoul’s Chogye Temple.

see more — South Korea: Kiss the Morning Sun

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