Lotus lantern parade cancelled

Ven. Geumgok, a senior official of Jogye Order, the country's largest Buddhist sect, announces the cancellation of a planned downtown lotus lantern parade during a news conference in Seoul on May 19, 2020, citing the prolonged coronavirus crisis. The sect originally planned to hold the annual event and other programs on May 23 and 24 to mark Buddha's Birthday that fell on April 30 this year. (Yonhap news)