Korea's National Liberation Day / History of Korea #광복절 #대한독립만세 🇰🇷

Korea's National Liberation Day / History of Korea #광복절 #대한독립만세 🇰🇷 The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South and North Korea It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, when at the end of World War II, the U S and allied forces helped end 35 years of Japanese occupation and colonial rule of Korea that lasted from 1910–1945 In South Korea it is known as Gwangbokjeol (광복절; literally, "the day the light returned"), and is one of the public holidays in South Korea In North Korea it is known as Chogukhaebangŭi nal (조국해방의 날; literally Liberation of the Fatherland Day), and is also one of the public holidays in North Korea The name 광복절 symbolizes how the day represents an end of the darkness of Japan’s rule over Korea Its name is made from the Korean characters of ‘광’ (gwang), meaning “light”; ‘복’ (bok), meaning “restoration”; and ‘절’ (jeol), meaning “holiday” The word “restoration” is used rather than the word for “independence”, 독립 (dongnip), in order to highlight how Korea has a long and proud history and how the Korean nation was ‘restored’ in 1948, rather than ‘founded’ because it has been a nation for thousands of years source: Wikipedia #KoreaNationalLiberationDay