Consolation, unintentional humor, and a slaughtered pig.

Here's the caption for the above photo that was posted by the Korea Times last evening:

Consolation: A shaman conducts a ritual in front of Sungnyemun gate in downtown Seoul, Monday, to console its spirits and ask for a better future. A pig was slaughtered as a sacrificial offering for the destroyed historical heritage.

Well, I hope that makes everyone feel better. Not as dramatic as the time a live pig was ripped apart in Icheon in protest of a military base, but to be fair people are usually a bit tired on Mondays. In other Namda Sungnyemun news, turns out homeless people had been regularly drinking, eating, sleeping, and shitting inside the monument. No word yet on what animal will be slaughtered to appease the spirits of the 22 North Korean refugees murdered the other day, or of the North Korean businessman executed for making an international phone call. Man, Korea's 9/11 is becoming more tragic with each passing day.