March 1st Movement
Posted by Kathryn on 1st March and posted in Celebrations, Holidays, Korea
Today is March 1st, and thus a national holiday here in South Korea. March 1st is a day commemorating one of the earliest instances of Korea’s resistance against the Japanese. The events took place on March 1, 1919. On that day approximately 7000 Koreans were killed by the Japanese.
A group of 33 people gathered at a restaurant in Seoul to read the Korean Declaration of Independence.
For more information see:
- Wikipedia – March 1st Movement
- Wikipedia – Korean Declaration of Independence
- Text - Korean Declaration of Independence (pdf)
- Photo – Korean Declaration of Independence
