Joseon Dynasty royal rite set for May 3

South Korea’s most solemn royal rite, the Jongmyo Daeje, will be held May 3 at Jongmyo Shrine, with expanded seating and live broadcasts aimed at bringing the centuries-old ceremony closer to the public. Jongmyo Daeje, the highest state ritual of Joseon (1392-1910), honors the memorial tablets of past Joseon kings and queens, as well as emperors and empresses of the later Korean Empire, who are enshrined at the shrine. The rite is classified as a gillye, or auspicious ceremony, under the 1474 st

By The Korea Herald