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May 5. The day on which to esteem the personalities of children and plan for their happiness. In Korea, Children's Day started on May 1, 1922, when 8 people including Bang Jeong-hwan ( 방정환) declared the Day and held an anniversary. In 1946, the Day changed to May 5, and became a public holiday in 1975. no.
Hyeonchungil. McCune–Reischauer. Hyŏnch'ungil. Memorial Day or Hyeonchungil ( Korean : 현충일) is a South Korean public holiday on the sixth day of June by article 2, subparagraph 8. of 'Regulations On Holidays Of Government Offices' [ 1] that commemorates all the Koreans who have contributed or died while serving the Republic 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 in 1945. The day also coincides with the anniversary of the founding of South Korea in 1945. [1]
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 ...
Korean New Year. Hangul. 설날. Revised Romanization. Seollal. McCune–Reischauer. Sŏllal. Seollal ( Korean : 설날; RR : Seollal; MR : Sŏllal) is a Korean traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the lunisolar calendar. [ 1] It is one of the most important traditional holidays for ethnic Koreans, being ...
Constitution Day (27 December) Day of the Foundation of the Republic ( Korean : 인민정권 창건일; Hanja : 人民政權 創建日) is the Republic Day and National day [1] of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, held on 9 September. The Day of the Foundation of the Republic is one of the most important holidays of the country, along ...
Seollal is one of the most significant holidays in Korea, along with Chuseok. Seollal is New Year’s Day on the lunar calendar. The name originates from the word seol, which means unfamiliar, implying newness of a new coming year. It is unknown when Koreans began celebrating Seollal, but rituals of the festival are estimated to go back to the ...
Hangul Day. The Korean Alphabet Day, known as Hangeul Day ( Korean : 한글날) in South Korea, and Chosŏn'gŭl Day ( Korean : 조선글날) in North Korea, is a national Korean commemorative day marking the invention and proclamation of Hangul ( 한글 ), the Korean alphabet, by the 15th-century Korean king Sejong the Great. It is observed on ...