Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
As the daylight hours get distinctively longer and the thermometer’s mercury climbs upward, we have become acutely aware of the changing of the seasons. The sixth month of the year ushers in not only the season of outdoor picnics, travel, and vacations but, very importantly, the June issue of the Gwangju News!
May is here! We’re now in the heart of spring with its warm and super pleasant weather, some call it the “family month,” as it boasts of numerous family-related commemorative days. Children’s Day (어린이 날) is on May 5, and Parents’ Day (어버이 날) is on May 8. There’s Teachers’ Day (스승이 날) on the May 15, Coming of Age Day (성년의 날) on the 16th for everyone turning 19 in 2022, and Husband and Wife’s Day is on the 21st. Another day of celebration on May 8 this year is Buddha’s Birthday (석가탄신일) with its countless, brightly colored lanterns gracing Korea’s innumerable temples and surrounding areas.
It’s April! No foolin’! The first of this month (Manu-jeol, in Korean), is not this year a time for the tricks and pranks and gaiety that usually accompany the day – not with the horrid nightmare that has unfolded in Ukraine.
As always, stay Covid smart, stay Covid safe, be Covid protected, and enjoy the Gwangju News.
As always, stay Covid smart, stay Covid safe, be Covid protected, and enjoy the Gwangju News.
Welcome to a new year – 2022. The entire staff of the Gwangju News joins me in wishing all of our magazine’s readers a meaningful, rewarding, and Covid-safe year.
Stay Covid smart, stay Covid safe, get Covid protected, and enjoy the Gwangju News.
Stay Covid smart, stay Covid safe, get Covid protected, and enjoy the Gwangju News.
