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May 10, 2015

South Koreans celebrated Parents’ Day two days ahead of Mother’s Day in the U.S.  Here are some photos.

Preschoolers dressed as chefs pin paper carnations on their mothers' shirts at the Jungbu Market in downtown Seoul on May 7, 2015, one day before Parents' Day, as they take part in an event to express their appreciation for parental love. (Yonhap)

Preschoolers dressed as chefs pin paper carnations on their mothers’ shirts at the Jungbu Market in downtown Seoul, one day before Parents’ Day, as they take part in an event to express their appreciation for parental love. (Yonhap)

 

Students wash their parents' feet at Dongsan High School in the central city of Daejeon on May 8, 2015, as the school hold a Parents' Day event to show their affection for their caretakers. (Yonhap)

Students wash their parents’ feet at Dongsan High School in the central city of Daejeon on May 8, 2015, as the school hold a Parents’ Day event to show their affection for their caretakers. (Yonhap)

 

Pfc. Hwang Dong-min bows toward an approaching car carrying his parents at an army base in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on May 7, 2015, as they are reunited for an event to boost soldiers' appreciation for parental love ahead of Parents' Day, which falls on the next day. (Yonhap)

Pfc. Hwang Dong-min bows toward an approaching car carrying his parents at an army base in Gimpo, west of Seoul, as they are reunited for an event to boost soldiers’ appreciation for parental love ahead of Parents’ Day, which falls on the next day. (Yonhap)