Editing Beacon (section)

=== Ceremonial Use ===
In later centuries, advancements in technology, such as the [[Telegraphy|telegraph]], rendered beacon systems obsolete for rapid communication.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Why are beacons lit for big royal events? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/queens-platinum-jubilee-why-are-beacons-lit-for-big-royal-events-12624095 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> The use of such beacons transitioned from practical communication to symbolic and ceremonial roles,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Beacon of light to honour braver' during D-Day landings |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd115jl1xnpo |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> where the lighting of beacons was repurposed to mark significant national events. 

Beacons were lit across the United Kingdom to celebrate Queen Victoria's [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria|Diamond Jubilee]] in 1897, Queen Elizabeth II's [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee in 2022]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=Jubilee beacons in locations around U.K. celebrate Queen Elizabeth II… |url=https://archive.today/20220603021619/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/02/jubilee-beacons-locations/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=archive.is}}</ref> and to commemorate events such as the 70th anniversary of [[Victory in Europe Day|VE Day]], and the 80th anniversary of the [[Normandy landings|D-Day landings]] in 2024.<ref name=":0" />

South Korea maintains a daily ceremonial beacon lighting at [[Namsan]] Beacon Mound in [[Seoul]], where visitors witness a reenactment of the traditional ''bongsu'' ceremony, which historically signaled emergencies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-20 |title=Beacon Ceremony at Namsan Beacon Mound - The Korea Times |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/photos/photonews/20081120/beacon-ceremony-at-namsan-beacon-mound |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.koreatimes.co.kr |language=en}}</ref>