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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. Public holidays in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Eorininal. 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.

  4. List of Korean traditional festivals - Wikipedia

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    Lunar New Year. Sebae (New Year's greetings), Charye (ancestral ceremony), Yunnori (traditional game) 1st day of first month. Tteokguk (rice cake soup), Yakgwa (honey cakes) Daeboreum. First full moon. Geuybulnori (rice field burning), Daljip Taeugi (bonfire), Aengmagi Taeugi (talisman burning) 15th day of first month.

  5. National Foundation Day (Korea) - Wikipedia

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    National Foundation Day (Korea) Gaecheonjeol (Korean: 개천절; Hanja: 開天節; lit. '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.

  6. National History Day - Wikipedia

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    National History Day is a nonprofit organization in College Park, Maryland that operates an annual project-based contest for students in grades 6-12. It has affiliates in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, South Korea, China, South Asia, and Central America. [1] It started as a local program in Cleveland ...

  7. History of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. [1][2][3] The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC and the Neolithic period began thereafter, followed by the Bronze Age by 2000 BC, [4][5][6] and the Iron Age around 700 BC. According to The History of Korea, the ...

  8. History of South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.

  9. 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 ...