Independence Movement Day in 🇰🇷 South Korea

South Korea's Independence Movement Day (Samil-jeol, 삼일절) on March 1st commemorates the 1919 uprising against Japanese rule; thousands of independence activists read the Declaration of Independence at various locations nationwide.

South Korean national holiday on March 1 commemorating the 1919 March 1st Movement, when Koreans across the country protested Japanese colonial rule, observed with ceremonies and flag displays.