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The Boryeong Mud Festival is a great weekend. Take part in mud wrestling, human pyramid, mud king contest and mud fireworks display or opt for a mud massage with mud cosmetics.

The Seoul Lotus Lantern Festival in spring is a must. Learn how to make and taste every conceivable type of kimchi, the Korean traditional side dish, at the annual Gwangju Kimchi Festival.

Korea seems to have a festival for every mundane article of interest. Many will disappoint, however some are well worth the effort of attending.