The annual sand festival featuring sand sculptures opens at Haeundae Beach in the southeastern city of Busan on May 20, 2022. (Yonhap)
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A special exhibition featuring some 100 treasures and relics in Hanyang takes place at the Seoul Museum of History in Seoul on May 19, 2022, on the occasion of the museum's 20th anniversary.

President Yoon Suk-yeol (at podium, rear) speaks during a memorial ceremony at a national cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 18, 2022, to mark the 42nd anniversary of a pro-democra

Bereaved family members visit the tomb of a late democratic fighter at a national cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 17, 2022, one day ahead of the 42nd anniversary of a pro-democr

A traditional coming-of-age ceremony takes place at a Confucian school on the country's southern Jeju Island on May 16, 2022. (Yonhap)
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A merchant hangs a ribbon carrying a phrase expressing thanks to a teacher on a carnation basket for delivery at a flower shop in Seoul on May 13, 2022, two days ahead of Teachers' Day.

Elementary school pupils attired in traditional Korean outfits bow as they take part in the enactment of a rite at Guam Seowon, a Confucian academy from the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty, in the southea

Traditional dancers perform in front of the illuminated Heungnyemun gate at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on May 10, 2022, as part of the opening event of the Royal Culture Festival. (Yonhap)

President Yoon Suk-yeol (front) is sworn in as South Korea's new president during his inauguration ceremony in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on May 10, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Police officers open the doors on Chunchu Gate at Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office, in Seoul on May 10, 2022, during an event to mark the opening of a trail to Mount Bukak just behind