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One of the most important factors leading to widespread acceptance of Christianity in Korea was the identification that many Christians forged with the cause of Korean nationalism during the Japanese occupation (1910–1945). During this period, Japan undertook a systematic campaign of cultural assimilation.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; Korean: 예수 그리스도 후기 성도 교회) was unofficially established in South Korea as early as World War II due to religious influence by LDS servicemen; however, Korean people did not begin to get baptized until the missionary efforts of LDS servicemen during the Korean War.
Ahn Sahng-hong [a] (Korean: 안상홍; Hanja: 安商洪; 13 January 1918 – 25 February 1985) was a South Korean religious leader and founder of the Church of God. In 1948, after receiving baptism from a Seventh-day Adventist minister, he began to call for the restoration of the truth of the New Covenant and the last religious reformation.
"Chuseok is the Korean Thanksgiving Day," explains Annie Chun, co-founder of Gimme Seaweed, who was born and raised in central Seoul near the west coast of Korea. "It is one of the biggest and ...
Buddhism was introduced to Korea from China during the Three Kingdoms era in the fourth century, and the religion became an important part of the culture until the Joseon Dynasty when Confucianism was established as the state philosophy. [2] During the Late Joseon Dynasty, in the 19th century, Christianity began to take root in Korea. [3]
In a revised 2009 version of his 1996 doctoral dissertation on the history of Korean Pentecostalism, [3] pastor Young Hoon Lee called the Olive Tree “the fastest growing and largest of the Korean syncretistic religions during the 1950s and 1960s,” although he noted it had become “largely insignificant” by the end of the 20th century. [4]
The U.S. is the only country outside of South Korea to celebrate Hanbok Day. Three states recognize the day: New Jersey, Arizona and California.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea was established following the baptism of Kim Ho Jik in 1951, [63] which had 81,628 members in 2012 with one temple in Seoul, [64] four Mormon missions (Seoul, Daejeon, Busan, and Seoul South), [65] 128 congregations, and twenty-four family history centres. [66]