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Lanterns, Silence, and The Small Joys of Being Alive at Bulguksa

It’s that time of year again in Korea—the temples are dressed to the nines. Cloaked in rainbow lanterns and steeped in a kind of spiritual theatre that’s equal parts reverence and rock show. Lantern Festival season. And while the average person might head to the Instagramer/ Lantern inferno that is Samgwangsa in Busan, elbowing influencers out of the way for […]

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