Festivals in October, and Swine Flu

Guide books say to go to Korea in October because of the many festivals. However, October 2009 was not the time to arrive here. Because of the Swine Flu (H1N1) scare, most festivals and all gatherings of any kind of more than 1000 people lasting for 2 or more days were cancelled. I guess I’ll have to wait until next fall to see things I wanted to see now…