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  2. Public holidays in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    These days celebrate events considered joyous to Korea. In the beginning, Independence Declaration Day (March 1) was first stipulated in 1946. [9] After the establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1948, four major National Celebration Days (Independence Declaration Day, Constitution Day, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day) were provided by "The Law Concerning the ...

  3. March First Movement - Wikipedia

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    The March First Movement[ a] was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April, [ 1] although related protests continued until 1921. [ 7] In South Korea, the movement is remembered as ...

  4. List of Korean traditional festivals - Wikipedia

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    Lunar New Year. Sebae (New Year's greetings), Charye (ancestral ceremony), Yunnori (traditional game) 1st day of first month. Tteokguk (rice cake soup), Yakgwa (honey cakes) Daeboreum. First full moon. Geuybulnori (rice field burning), Daljip Taeugi (bonfire), Aengmagi Taeugi (talisman burning) 15th day of first month.

  5. South Korea's Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking ...

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    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke on March 1 Independence Movement Day, a holiday marking a 1919 Korean uprising against Japanese colonial rule. ... He earlier said Kim's speech showed ...

  6. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    North Korea: National Liberation Day of Korea (Chogukhaebangŭi nal) 15 August: 1945 Empire of Japan: Liberation from the Empire of Japan in 1945. See Japanese Occupation of Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded in 1948. South Korea: March 1st Movement 1 March: 1919 Korean Declaration of Independence in 1919.

  7. Public holidays in North Korea - Wikipedia

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    1 January. New Year's Day [ 9] Celebrates the opening of the Gregorian New Year. 15 January. Chosongul Day. The day commemorates the invention (1443) and the proclamation (1446) of Chosongul, the native alphabet of the Korean language. King Sejong the Great, inventor of Chosongul, is one of the most honored rulers in Korean history.

  8. Korean calendar - Wikipedia

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    Culture of Korea. The traditional Korean calendar or Dangun calendar ( Korean : 단군; Hanja : 檀君) is a lunisolar calendar. Dates are calculated from Korea's meridian ( 135th meridian east in modern time for South Korea), and observances and festivals are based in Korean culture . Koreans now mostly use the Gregorian calendar, which was ...

  9. March 1 - Wikipedia

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    March 1 is the 60th day of the ... 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first ... 1919 – March 1st Movement begins in Korea under ...