Buddha's Birthday is a holiday celebrated by lantern festivals in Korea. Before leaving the US, I went to a different kind of lantern festival in Dallas. I saw another one last year in Gwangju, but the affair was held in the shadow of the Sewol disaster. I was't entirely impressed by the visit in Dallas, but now I've seen how the Koreans do it when not in mourning, and I have to say, it's worth the visit despite the possibility of crowds.