Come down to Jeju, South Korea for a tryst with pure, unbridled joy and happiness. It’s elusive but you can be rest assured that at the Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju, it comes by the bagful. In the form of the vibrant and the sunny yellow-toned Rape Blossoms. “Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth) and waving a cheerful “hi” to all those passing by. The Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju can never fail to uplift even the most morose mood. About The Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju The Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju takes place in the month of April, when the whole countryside is swathed in a canopy of cheery yellow Rape Blossoms. The sight alone draws in the crowds from far flung areas. But then given the nature lovers that the folks of Jeju are, it is not a wonder that the bloom time would have them almost erupt in joy. Colorful processions also form a part of the Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju, South Korea. In fact, color seems to be an integral part of the Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival. Everywhere you look around and you will see a riot of colors: there’s the ubiquitous sunshiny yellow and then you have the brilliant blue seas of Jeju and the earthy-toned stone walls lining the roadsides. The blues signifying tranquility, spirituality and inspiration and the earthy tones symbolizing stolidity and reliability. Thoughts and emotions imbibed within the Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju itself. The Jeju festivals & events, like the festivals in South Korea reflect the love and respect for nature that the Koreans possess. Apart from the Jeju Rape Blossoms Festival, Jeju, you can catch up on some of the other festivals in Jeju like the Gangjeong Stream Sweetfish Festival, Jeju, held in the same month and similarly indicative of the Jeju celebration of the bounties of nature.
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