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Hey!
Where have all the flowers gone??
Well,
uhh... to tell the truth, while I was there, taking in all the
traditional and colourful costumes, dances, food, and drink, I
completely forgot to take pictures of flowers!
But I did
get my 15 minutes of fame when I was interviewed by a TV
journalist with the Korean Broadcasting
System. She asked me some
typical human interest questions: "How
long have you been in Korea? What are you doing here--working or
holidaying? What do you think of our country? What's your
impression of the traditional ceremonies and dances that you've
been observing?"
etc., etc.
I
never did get to see the interview but, a few months later, I met
a
nice Korean couple who did....and who also said they remembered
me! It's so delightfully uncanny that, after more than 40 years in
Canada (where I never once got interviewed for the evening
news) I move to an Asian city of approximately 12,000,000 people (where
it's easy to feel very small and insignificant)
and, within just a few short weeks, find myself being featured
in a piece on
the evening news! |
The Pomp & Pageantry...
![CLICK! to see this FULL SIZE](spring_flowers/prince_ceremony1_tn.jpg) |
At first, I
have no idea why there are so many interested onlookers with so
many cameras. |
![CLICK! to see this FULL SIZE](spring_flowers/prince_ceremony2_tn2.jpg) |
Then,
suddenly, the crowd of onlookers and photographers is met by this
procession... |
![CLICK! to see this FULL SIZE](spring_flowers/prince_ceremony3_tn.jpg) |
...and the
young prince who has just been royally decreed to be a
"man" now appears while the cameras click and hum. |
![CLICK! to see this FULL SIZE](spring_flowers/traditional_musical_instrument_tn.jpg) |
Afterwards,
the traditional music fills the courtyard and the people get ready
to watch some traditional dance.. |
The Dance...
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