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Children attend the Children Becoming Buddhist Monks ceremony at a Chogye temple on Friday in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of Buddha’s birthday. The children will stay at the temple for 14 days to learn about Buddhism. Buddha was born about 2,557 years ago and his official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which falls on May 17 this year.

Young South Korean Buddhists with freshly shaved heads line up as they take part in a ceremony called “children becoming Buddhist monks” at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha’s birthday in central Seoul. Buddha’s official birthday in 2013 will be celebrated on the full moon on May 17 in South Korea. (Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images)

MAY 3: A boy reacts after he has his head shaven during a ceremony ahead of Buddha's upcoming birthday on May 17 at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press)
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A boy feels his head after it was shaven during a ceremony before Buddha's upcoming birthday, at the Jogye temple in Seoul, on May 3, 2013. Ten children entered the temple to experience life with monks for 16 days leading up to Buddha's birthday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) #
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Young South Korean novice monks pray before playing a football match during a course called "Children Becoming Buddhist monks" at the Jogye Temple in Seoul on May 14, 2013. The children are staying at the temple to learn about Buddhism for 14 days ahead of celebrations for Buddha´s birthday on May 17. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE
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