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		<title>Fall Festivals and Events</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/09/fall-festivals-and-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Korean knows that Fall brings the best weather to the peninsula.  It’s not stifling hot nor freezing cold and you aren’t plagued with the pollen and yellow dust brought by Spring.  And thanks to all this great weather, every city and town in Korea has to host some sort of festival.  Most of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dongguk University Lantern Lighting: 2010 Highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/05/dongguk-university-lantern-lighting-2010-highlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 01:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned a few weeks ago Dongguk University held it’s lantern-lighting ceremony in honor of Buddha’s Birthday on April 29th.  As it turned out, the 29th was also declared a National Day or Mourning in honor of the 46 sailors who died in the sinking of the “Cheonan” on March 26th. Unfortunately this meant all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dongguk Lantern Lighting Ceremony: Thursday, April 29th</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/dongguk-lantern-lighting-ceremony-april-29th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re almost to the end of April which means we’re just a month away from my favorite Korean Holiday: Buddha’s Birthday, or Seokgatanssinil (석가탄신일). This year Buddha’s Birthday falls on Friday, May 21st and all of the temples around town are getting ready to hang their lanterns.  As a Buddhist school, Dongguk University is preparing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Gyeongju 2010 Liquor &amp; Ddeok Festival (경주술과떡잔치)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/more-liquor-ddeok-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
It’s Thursday morning which means that we’re down to the final day of the Gyeongju Liquor &#38; Ddeok Festival (경주술과떡잔치) in Hwangseong Park. Unfortunately I missed the Festival’s kickoff Saturday, though I hear it was packed with people and the weather was gorgeous.  By the time I got down there on Monday, this week-long bout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Gyeongju Cherry Blossoms (벚꽃)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/more-gyeongju-cherry-blossoms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so it looks like my predictions about the cherry blossoms being over this weekend were (thankfully) bogus.  The cherries have survived our nasty bout of snow and cold Wednesday night and it looks like they’re still going strong.  Barring any freak windstorms or rogue typhoons, the cherry flowers should still be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyeongju Cherry Blossoms (벚꽃)  Spring 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/gyeongju-cherry-blossoms-spring-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last week or so the cherry blossoms (벚꽃) here in Gyeongju have just exploded.  Hopefully,you got out to see them last weekend as we’ve been in for a bit of nasty weather lately.  The temperature’s really dropped and we even had some snow mixed in with the rain tonight, which is not going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daeboreum (대보름) Pt. 2:  Ganggang Sullae (강강술래) Folk Dancing</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/daeboreum-ganggang-sullae-folk-dancing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Back at the start of March I posted on this year’s Daeboreum (대보름), or Great Full Moon Bon Fire Festival, in Gyeongju.  As promised, I finally got around to editing the video and I’ve whittled it down to about 2 minutes.  Most of the video is of the Ganggang Sullae (강강술래) folk dancing around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyeongju’s 2010 Soju (소주) &amp; Ddeok (떡) Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/gyeongju-2010-soju-ddeok-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve been trying to get the word out about events before they actually happen, I’m pleased as puddin’ to announce that it’s that time of year again for the Gyeongju Soju (소 주) &#38; Ddeok (떡) , or Liquor and Rice Cake Festival. As always, the festival’s in Hwanseong Park.  The official word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Gyeongju Top 10</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/my-gyeongju-top-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it’s all the trend these days, but I figured it was about time I sat down and wrote out my personal top ten &#8220;to do&#8221; list for Gyeongju.  Some of these I’ve posted on already, and if I haven’t yet, I hope to soon. So here they are in brief; counting down from 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cherry Blossom (벚꽃) Season in Gyeongju</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/03/cherry-blossom-season-in-gyeongju/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I’ve been on the topic of festivals lately, I thought I’d post on this one BEFORE it happened for a change.  It’s not an official festival really, but with Spring looming on the horizon, we’re just a couple of weeks away from cherry blossom season.  Gyeongju, along with Jinhae further south, is one of [...]]]></description>
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