{"id":1774,"date":"2021-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2021-11-17T04:02:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T04:02:24","slug":"buddhas-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/buddhas-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Holidays: Buddha's Birthday in Korea and Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know that the birth of Buddha is celebrated in many countries around the world? In fact, this is the case in many of the countries our students call home: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our students even get a day off for it \u2013 South Korea on May 19th and Thailand on May 26th! So while we generally don\u2019t want to discuss religious topics with students, it\u2019s likely some will bring it up themselves when we ask about their plans for the day off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s equip ourselves with some basic facts about Buddha\u2019s Birthday as well as relevant vocabulary (bolded) students would be interested in learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buddha\u2019s Birthday in Thailand \ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/2012\/12\/18\/global-religious-landscape-buddhist\/\">second largest population of Buddhists<\/a> in the world and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onab.go.th\/th\/page\/item\/index\/id\/10\">government office<\/a> dedicated to the religion. Add to that the fact that Buddha\u2019s birthday is also believed to be the day he attained <strong>enlightenment<\/strong> and passed away and you get one of the most <strong>sacred<\/strong> days of the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I saw that your country has a public holiday this week. What are your plans?<\/li><li>Would you say Buddha\u2019s Birthday is the most important holiday in your country? Why? Why not?<\/li><li>Do people spend Buddha\u2019s Birthday with family or friends?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During the holiday, Thai people visit <strong>temples<\/strong> to hear <strong>sermons<\/strong>, <strong>chant<\/strong> prayers, give <strong>donations<\/strong>, and participate in <strong>rituals<\/strong>, like walking around temples carrying lighted candles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021344\/image2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021344\/image2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021344\/image2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021344\/image2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The blur of light at the bottom is people walking around the temple with candles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I hear that candles are an important part of Buddha's Birthday celebrations. Can you tell me what the candles mean? Are candles used on other holidays as well?<\/li><li>Do people usually go to the temple near them? Or are there specific bigger temples people visit on this day?<\/li><li>Are there any traditional customs specific to your part of the country?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow flags with a red<strong> <\/strong>wheel in the middle can be seen hanging throughout the country. The wheel is known as the \u201cdharma wheel,\u201d and it adorns not only flags but other decorations as well on this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021352\/image3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021352\/image3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021352\/image3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021352\/image3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A temple flying some yellow Buddhist flags alongside some national flags of Thailand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do people put up a Buddhist flag or decorate their homes in any way?<\/li><li>Do towns and cities decorate their streets for the holiday?<\/li><li>Could you tell me why the Buddhist flag is yellow?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As with other Buddhist holidays in the country, the sale of alcohol is prohibited throughout the entire day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Would you say Buddha\u2019s birthday is more <strong>solemn<\/strong> or <strong>festive<\/strong>? Why?<\/li><li>Do people send each other <strong>greeting cards<\/strong> on this day?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buddha\u2019s Birthday in South Korea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddhism has had a profound impact on Korean history, even becoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanbuddhism.net\/bbs\/content.php?co_id=110\">the state religion<\/a> on the peninsula for nearly a millennium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the last census found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2017\/5\/28\/why-young-south-koreans-are-turning-away-from-religion#tou-1.0-ff0e7bdf-1806-4e91-a7b4-e07437e0a691:~:text=according%20to%20Statistics%20Korea%2C%20%20body%2C,2005%20to%2056%20%20in%202015.\">over half<\/a> of the country\u2019s population was not religious and just 15% <strong>identify as<\/strong> Buddhist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you won\u2019t see all of South Korea bursting into celebration, but you can be sure that it\u2019s still a big day for Buddhists in the country. Many visit temples on that day to pray for <strong>blessings<\/strong>. <strong>Lantern<\/strong> festivals are also held in certain parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021605\/south-korea-lantern-festival.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021605\/south-korea-lantern-festival.png 900w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021605\/south-korea-lantern-festival-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/21021605\/south-korea-lantern-festival-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Lantern parade in central Seoul | \u00a9 Cultural Heritage Administration, CC BY-SA 2.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about this holiday from this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Korea celebrates 2,562nd birthday of Buddha\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnClTPIczFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I saw that your country has a public holiday this week. What are your plans?<\/li><li>Can you tell me about how Buddha\u2019s Birthday is observed in Korea?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Have you ever been to a lantern festival?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Do you ever decorate your home with lanterns? Why? Why not?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc4b That\u2019s it for now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you got an idea of what this upcoming holiday means for some of our students. Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the birth of Buddha is celebrated in many countries around the world? 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