SEOUL, Nov 14 — Nine-hour prayer sessions, live-streamed speaking in tongues, bowing before a Buddhist altar 108 times: South Korean parents are turning to God as students sit a...
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A woman prays at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul as South Korean students sit for the yearly university entrance exam known locally as Suneung, on November 14, 2024. — AFP picSEOUL, Nov 14 — Nine-hour prayer sessions, live-streamed speaking in tongues, bowing before a Buddhist altar 108 times: South Korean parents are turning to God as students sit a crucial exam Thursday.
“I was so nervous that I couldn’t sleep last night but the praying session made me feel much better,” parent Kang Soo-jung told AFP, adding she planned to stay for the entire event. “I shared my hopes that, regardless of whether students do well or not on the exam, parents can find reassurance in knowing that God is with them every step of the way,” Han told AFP.South Korean students prepare for the annual College Scholastic Ability Test, known locally as Suneung, at a school in Seoul on November 14, 2024. — AFP pic
At the Bongeunsa Buddhist temple, one of Seoul’s largest, head monk Wonmyung was trying to comfort parents, who were performing rituals to help their children. For parents who are unable to pray in person, many churches and temples stream the sessions live on YouTube.
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