Memorial Day (South Korea)
| Memorial Day | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observed by | South Korea |
| Date | June 6 |
| Next time | 6 June 2024 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Memorial Day | |
| Hangul | 현충일 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeonchungil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnch'ungil |
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.
Background
On this day, a memorial ceremony is held in
Celebration
On Sunday 7 June 2020, President of South Korea Moon Jae-in celebrated the 100th anniversary of victorious day in Battle of Bongoh Town and announced "This battle was first of greatest victory for Korean Independent Army".[6][7][8][9][10] Also, he announced the "Greatest leader of Korean Independent Army Hong Beom-do's remains stay in Kazakhstan. So, I will do this hero's remains return to South Korea and will promise to make the most honorable man in South Korea for Hong Beom-do".[11][12][13][14][15]
References
- ^ "Regulations On Holidays Of Government Offices". elaw.klri.re.kr. Korea Legislation Research Institute, Korea Law Translation Center. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Flag flying information from Korea.net
- ^ 백, 승렬 (2017-06-06). "현충일 추념식…文대통령 "애국으로 대한민국 통합"" (in Korean). Yonhapnews. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "'애국' 22회 언급한 문 대통령 현충일 추념사에 시선 집중". 6 June 2017.
- ^ "현충일 문 대통령 옆자리엔 '지뢰사고 부상군인'". 6 June 2017.
- ^ "文대통령, 봉오동 전투 100주년 맞아…"승리와 희망의 역사"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "文대통령 "봉오동전투 100주년...국민 위대함 가슴에 새겨"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "[속보]문대통령 "봉오동 전투 100년…평범한 국민의 위대한 힘"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "文대통령 "봉오동전투, 코로나 극복… 평범한 국민의 위대한 힘"".
- ^ "문재인 "봉오동 전투 100주년, 평범한 국민의 위대한 힘"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "文대통령 "홍범도 장군 유해 모셔와 최고 예우할 것"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "[청와대M부스] 문 대통령 "홍범도 장군 유해 봉환…독립군 기억은 국가의 책무"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "'봉오동 전투' 100주년…"홍범도 장군, 조국으로"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "봉오동 전투 100년…文대통령 "홍범도 장군 유해 모셔올 것"". 7 June 2020.
- ^ "文대통령 "홍범도 장군의 유해 조국으로...최고 예우로 보답"". 7 June 2020.
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