National Liberation Day of Korea
The National Liberation Day of Korea is a public holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South and North Korea.
It commemorates the day when Korea was liberated from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule by the Allies. The day also coincides with the anniversary of the founding of South Korea in 1945.
In South Korea, it is known as ‘Gwangbokjeol’ which means The Day the Light Returned.
And the day marks the annual anniversary of the announcement that Japan would unconditionally surrender on August 15, 1945.
All forces of the Imperial Japanese Army were ordered to surrender to the Allies, with the last Japanese occupation troops leaving southern Korea by the end of September 1945.
then the USA and USSR agreed on a 3-year trusteeship during which they would oversee the establishment of two different national governments for Korea.
Korea came for the first time in history under control by a foreign power in 1910, followed by a 35 year long occupation period, which oversaw the attempt at eradicating the Korean culture and language.
Also On the 1st of September 1945, a provisional government was established by the Committee for the Preparation of the National government .
In South Korea, many activities and events take place on the holiday, including an official ceremony attended by the President of the Republic either at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan or at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts.
During the celebration, the flags of different countries around the world hung in the middle of the road around the Jamsil area of Seoul between the Olympic Stadium and Olympic Park are taken down and replaced with South Korean national flags.
All buildings and homes are encouraged to display the South Korean national flag Taegukgi. Not only are most public museums and places open free of charge to the descendants of independence activists on the holiday, but they can also travel on both public transport and intercity trains for free.
In addition, Liberation Day 2021 became the first application of the expanded alternative holiday system, and for the first time ever, an alternative holiday was created on Liberation Day.
Therefore, August 17th is an alternative holiday for Liberation Day on Saturday and August 16th is an alternative holiday for Sunday.
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