The Marmot’s Hole

7 Comments

1. mcnut
   Posted March 1, 2008 at 5:11 pm | Permalink

   i thought it was Independence movement day
   8/15 is the actual independence day??????

   however either way it sucks to have a national holiday on a saturday

2. anunsaram
   Posted March 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm | Permalink

   Of course independence was only realized in 1945 when American soldiers drove the Japanese out of Korea. After which the Koreans began fighting amongst themselves, opening the door to Soviet then later Chinese communist intervention. American, British, Canadian etc troops clean up the mess, and Korea becomes “dependent” upon The United States to this very day.

   But, the flags did look swell blowing in the wind this morning.

   Happy (In)dependence Day Korea ! ! !

3. mcnut
   Posted March 1, 2008 at 6:14 pm | Permalink

   as a good friend of mine says

   Korea independence was negotiated on the deck of the USS Missouri

4. sanshinseon
   Posted March 2, 2008 at 11:55 am | Permalink

   I thought it was at Potsdam…?

   Anyway, yeah, i think this should be translated as Independence Declaration Day, while August 15th is Liberation Day.

5. Zonath
   Posted March 2, 2008 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

   Meh…. July 4 has just as much claim to being ‘Independence Day’ for the US as March 1 does for Korea.

6. sanshinseon
   Posted March 2, 2008 at 6:14 pm | Permalink

   Well, it can be called that, but it’s just a bit misleading, which leads us to discuss this here on the MH twice a year like clockwork, it seems. That is what the USA calls their holiday on July 4th, into which they combine the reading of the Declaration of Independence, fighting against the British and achieving victory over them, the writing and passing of the Constitution, and the actual establishment of the new independent government! Wheras the Koreans still maintain four different holidays to commemorate the various steps of their national formation — National Foundation Day Oct 3rd, which maybe more sortta parallels America’s Thanksgiving, and then Independence Declaration Day, the recently-downgraded Constitution Day and Liberation Day.

7. Albert
   Posted July 3, 2008 at 9:17 am | Permalink

   Korean Independents day is not march first. Korean Independdents day is
   August 15th!

   If you dont know… Don’t put it wrong information on WEBSITE!!!!!!!!