Divers in 'Hanbok' send New Year greetings from underwater at South Korean aquarium


A girl wearing a mask looks at divers in Korean traditional costumes "Hanbok" during an event to celebrate New Year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Dressed in South Korea's traditional costume 'Hanbok', two divers at a Seoul aquarium make New Year bows to visitors from underwater.

Under mysterious yellow and blue lights in the country's largest 2,200-ton water tank called 'The Ocean', the divers swam alongside stingrays, sharks and other fish.

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