Samilljeol

This is national holiday in South Korea marking the end of the Korean Independence Movement. This was an ongoing campaign to liberate Korea from Japan since 1910, and on 1st March 1919, a series of public demonstrations happened against the Japanese Government. It was a nationalistic show of strength and resistance against Japanese military rule. It was declared a national holiday on 24th May 1949. There are numerous parades, concerts and exhibitions to commemorate the day.