VIDEO Thousands of 'Moonies' marry in mass wedding
A couple raises their hands to make a heart during the Unification Church's mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea, on Monday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukOne thousand couples were married during the mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong on Monday./ Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBritish singer Paul Potts performs during Monday's mass wedding ceremony. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukTwenty-five years after her parents were married, Iasmin Lumibao travelled from Macau to South Korea to follow in their footsteps and marry alongside thousands of others in a mass wedding that has come to exemplify the South Korea-based Unification Church. On Monday, about 1,000 couples were married at a ceremony in Gapyeong, northeast of Seoul, while another 3,000 couples renewed vows. In all, 64 nationalities were represented.Lumibao, 23, is a second-generation member of the movement and said times have changed since her parents married at a mass ceremony in 1992. From the early 1960s until he died in 2012, the church's f
Aug 28, 2018
