Lantern festival to light up Seoul ahead of G20 summit Nov 2010

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The Cheonggye Stream in Seoul is to be adorned with 27,000 traditional and creative lanterns from 24 countries, including a special one celebrating the Group of 20 summit.

The Seoul Lantern Festival 2010 is to be held from Friday until next Sunday, starting with the lighting ceremony Friday evening, said Seoul City officials.

The second annual festival, themed “Seoul, a forest of hope and light,” has been specially planned to celebrate the first G20 summit in Korea….

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