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Today, South Koreans celebrate their national foundation on October 3 according to the Gregorian calendar, for convenience sake. Gaecheonjeol means "Heaven-opened Day". yes yes yes Hangul Day: 한글날 Hangeulnal: October 9: The day commemorates the invention (1443) and the proclamation (1446) of hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language.
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As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: [106] [107] 1 January - New Year's Day; 9 February to 11 February - Korean New Year; 1 March - March 1st Movement Day; 5 May - Children's Day South Korea; 15 May - Buddha's Birthday; 6 June - Memorial Day
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]
1950s - South sustained by crucial US military, economic and political support.. 1960s - Major programme of industrial development.. 1988 - First free parliamentary elections.. 1996 - South Korea ...
It is observed on October 9 in South Korea and January 15th in North Korea. Excluding the years 1990 to 2012, when the government maximized business days to expedite industrial growth, Hangul Day has been a national holiday in South Korea since 1970.
SEOUL, South Korea — About 300 North Korean troops have been killed and 2,700 others injured while fighting for Russia against Ukrainian forces, South Korean lawmakers said Monday, as Ukraine ...
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.