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  2. National Liberation Day of Korea - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Aegukka - Wikipedia

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    Aegukka. " Aegukka " (Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가; lit. 'Song of Patriotism'), officially translated as " Patriotic Song ", [2] is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independence from Japanese occupation and was adopted as the ...

  4. Aegukga - Wikipedia

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    Aegukka. " Aegukga " (Korean: 애국가; pronounced [ɛːɡuk͈ːa]; lit. "Patriotic Song", Hanja: 愛國歌), often translated as " The Patriotic Song ", is the national anthem of the Republic of Korea. It was adopted in 1948, the year the country was founded. Its music was composed in the 1930s and arranged most recently in 2018; its lyrics ...

  5. National Foundation Day (Korea) - Wikipedia

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    'The day the heaven opened') is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October. Also known by the English name National Foundation Day, this holiday celebrates the legendary formation of the first Korean state of Gojoseon in 2333 BC. This date has traditionally been regarded by Koreans as the date for the founding of the Korean race. [1] [2]

  6. Day of the Foundation of the Republic - Wikipedia

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    Party Foundation Day (10 October), 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 ...

  7. Independence Hall of Korea - Wikipedia

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    McCune–Reischauer. Toknip kinyŏmkwan. The Independence Hall of Korea (Korean: 독립기념관) is a Korean history museum in Cheonan, South Korea. Opened on August 15, 1987, it has the largest exhibition facility in South Korea, with a total floor area of 23 424 m2. The museum primarily focuses on the Korean independence movement of the ...

  8. Korean Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    The Korean Liberation Army (KLA; Korean : 한국 광복군 ; Hanja : 韓國 光復軍), also known as the Korean Restoration Army, was the armed forces of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. It was established on September 17, 1940, in Chongqing, Republic of China, with significant financial and personnel support from the ...

  9. Korea Sings - Wikipedia

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    National Singing Pride), commonly known in English as National Singing Contest, is a South Korean musical TV program. It airs live on KBS 1TV on Sunday at 12:10 beginning November 9, 1980. [2] For South Korean holidays, the show has been hosted overseas. In 2003, the show was hosted in Pyongyang during National Liberation Day of Korea. [3]