Public contest commemorating '20th year of Temple Stay' to be held

▲ This photo, provided by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, shows the poster for the public contest. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲This photo, provided by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, shows the poster for the public contest. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism announced on Tuesday that it would hold a public contest to commemorate the "20th anniversary of Temple Stay."

This contest, running from August 1 to September 12 consists of the "temple stay experience field," which anyone interested in temple stay can participate, "eco-friendly temple stay food," and "Buddhist cultural heritage of temples operating temple stay," in which one will be able to participate individually or as a group with a maximum of 3 people, and submit it under "Buddhist digital content field."

Applicants who wish to participate in the experience field can submit a free-form essay or drawing under the theme of ▲ YouTube shorts or a video of less than 3 minutes ▲ a picture taken by themselves ▲ A short story or drawing regarding temple stay.

In the field of content, one can submit illustrations and 2D or 3D designs of characters completed under each theme.

The organization plans to select a total of 49 winners and pay a total of 38 million won for prize money.

For further information about the contest, contact the Temple Stay Experience Office (☎02-362-3332) or the Buddhist Digital Contents Management Office (☎02-853-4323).

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)

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