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2. Korean calendar - Wikipedia

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   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 officially adopted in ...

3. Dangun - Wikipedia

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   In South Korea, Dangun Wanggeom is regarded as the head of the Gojoseon society, with many characteristics of the role of high priest. Wanggeom has the meaning of an overlord who governs the country. In North Korea, the Dangun and Dangun myths were previously established as the founding myth to justify the process of establishing the Gojoseon ...

4. Juche calendar - Wikipedia

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   The Juche calendar, named after the Juche ideology, was the system of year-numbering used in North Korea between 1997 and 2024. It begins with the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. His birth year, 1912 in the Gregorian calendar, is "Juche 1" in the Juche calendar. The calendar was adopted in 1997, three years after the death of ...

5. National Foundation Day (Korea) - Wikipedia

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   Following the establishment of the Republic of Korea after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, the Dangungiwon (단군기원, 檀君紀元), or dan-gi (단기, 檀紀), was enacted as the official calendar of the nation in the "Act on official calendars" on 25 September 1948. On 1 October 1949, the "Act on National Day of ...

6. Samseonggung - Wikipedia

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   Dangun (단군) - or "Grandson of Heaven" is the divine son of Hwanung. Dangun was the fabled founder of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning, Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. Dangun is said to have founded the kingdom in 2333 BCE. [2]

7. Daejongism - Wikipedia

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   Daejongism (Korean: 대종교; Hanja: 大倧敎, "religion of the Divine Progenitor" [1] or "great ancestral religion" [2]: 192 ) and Dangunism (단군교, 檀君敎 Dangungyo or Tangunkyo, "religion of Dangun") [3] are the names of a number of religious movements within the framework of Korean shamanism, focused on the worship of Dangun (or Tangun).

8. Public holidays in South Korea - Wikipedia

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   The day celebrates the foundation of Gojoseon, the first state of the Korean nation. According to the Samguk Yusa, Dangun founded Gojoseon on the 3rd day of 10th lunar month, 2333 BC. Today, South Koreans celebrate their national foundation on October 3 according to the Gregorian calendar, for convenience sake. Gaecheonjeol means "Heaven-opened ...

9. List of Korean traditional festivals - Wikipedia

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   Yunnori, traditional Korean game on Seollal. Seollal (New Years Day) 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 ...