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Ancestral Tablets Return to Jongmyo Shrine After Renovation
A ritual (goyujae) is held at Seoul's Jongmyo Jeongjeon Hall on April 20, 2025, as the hall opens to the public for the first ...
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Ancestral tablets returned after royal shrine's 5-year makeover
A procession to mark the return of ancestral tablets from the royal courts of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the Korean ...
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Royal Ancestral Rite at Jongmyo Shrine to be held publicly at main hall for first time in 6 years
This photo of Jeongjeon Jehyang ritual is proivded by the Korea Heritage Service (KHS). SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The ...
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Dagbamate: Ghana’s hidden traditionalist village where cleanliness, peace, and ancestral faith reign supreme
Tucked deep within the heart of the Akatsi South Municipality in Ghana’s Volta Region lies Dagbamate—a village so pristine, ...
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Jongmyo Shrine
Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...
Jongmyo main hall reopens after restoration
Jongmyo Jeonjeon, the main hall of the royal shrine of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), where ancestral tablets of its kings ...
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49 royal ancestral tablets to return to Jongmyo Shrine
Forty-nine ancestral tablets from the royal courts of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the Korean Empire (1897-1910) will be returned to Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul. The Korea Heritage Service on April ...