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Coming-of-age Day ceremony in Seoul
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-17 13:54
Women wearing traditional Hanbok dress take part in a coming-of-age day ceremony at Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul May 17, 2010. The ceremony is held annually on the third Monday in May since 1985, by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in an attempt to preserve this cultural tradition. The ceremony marks the entrance of young boys and girls into adulthood at the age of 20, and reminds them of their individual responsibilities as young men and women. [Agencies]
