[1] Lotus flower lantern workshops are common sights across the communities that celebrate the festival not only in South Korea, but around the world.

Custom designed lanterns made for Yeondeunghoe have an underlying frame covered with a paper sheathing and internal lights.

Tissue paper petals are twisted by hand into a point and held in place with a little bit of glue, attached in rows until the base lantern is covered.

[1][6] However upon reflection, the Committee’s decision to include the festival hinged on its inclusivity and cultural diversity, noting the removal of social boundaries between the attendees during the celebration.

Yeondeunghoe is celebrated across the entirety of South Korea every year but one in Jongno District of Seoul Capital where Jogyesa, the chief temple of the biggest Korean Buddhist Jogye Order resides, is best known.

The first and the third were due to the martial law proclaimed during two of the major democratic movements in the country, April Revolution in 1961 and Seoul Spring in 1980.

The second was in 1970 when the Seoul City government refused to grant the permit for street usage citing expected traffic jams.