Love locks.
These are similar to the ones on the Pont des Arts, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor and the Pont de l'Archevêché bridges in Paris and the Ponte Milvio in Rome.
Typically the sweethearts' names or initials are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away to symbolize unbreakable love.
The history of love padlocks dates back at least 100 years to a melancholic Serbian tale of World War I, with an attribution for the bridge Most Ljubavi (lit. the Bridge of Love) in spa town of Vrnjačka Banja.
A local schoolmistress named Nada, who was from Vrnjačka Banja, fell in love with a Serbian officer named Relja. After they committed to each other Relja went to war in Greece where he fell in love with a local woman from Corfu. As a consequence, Relja and Nada broke off their engagement. Nada never recovered from that devastating blow, and after some time she died due to heartbreak from her unfortunate love.
As young women from Vrnjačka Banja wanted to protect their own loves, they started writing down their names, with the names of their loved ones, on padlocks and affixing them to the railings of the bridge where Nada and Relja used to meet.
Seoul's platform has a sign prohibiting people throwing their key from the 236 m (774 ft) elevation.
Old versus new.
At 3:00 p.m. every afternoon, a demonstration of traditional martial arts, music and dancing occurs.
The ribbons on their heads are used as part of the dance. I'm pretty sure that they represent bees trying to pollinate the flower.
The drum is played on both ends.
Watch it to the end.
The kid would NOT move.
Major Ervin Rivera.
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