Revisiting Seoul South Korea

Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the fallen in the Korean War. Incense burned at the Seoul National Cemetery.

Each grave is decorated with the Rose of Sharon, the flower of South Korea.

Norm and I visited South Korea through Military Tours. Norm fought on the front lines in the war. The South Koreans wanted to show veterans sent by the United Nations how their country has risen from the ashes to a vibrant democracy.  We met veterans from many countries on this trip and our guides showed us many interesting places. Everywhere we went people thanked him for his sacrifice.  It was really an eye-opening trip.

Voladores Ceremony

The ancient peoples in Mexico had a ceremony that is still being replayed today.  There are five brave men that climb to the top of a pole, one in the middle and four that spin in circles..

If I read the symbolism right, it is a mandala: Heaven and Earth and a prayer.

There is a world tree and the men represent birds.  The man at the top plays a flute and a drum. The flyers circle the tree 13 times before they descend to Earth.