Restoration Day of Light: Independence Day of Korea

Restoration Day of Light:
Independence Day of Korea

The official Independence Day of Korea is celebrated on 15th August, though the actual day of independence was on August 13th 1948. The official date which is 15th August, 1945 was not the day the South Koreans attained final autonomy from Japan.
It was only on 13th August, 1948, that South Korea was fully liberated from any sort of outside administration. For political reasons, 1st President of the country I Seung-man, chose 15th August, instead of 13th as the official Independence Day of Korea. 

The Independence Day of Korea commemorates the freedom from decades of Japanese occupation and the formation of the South Korean Republic. Subsequent to the 1905 Taft-Katsura agreement, the Japanese took control of Korea in the year 1910. They restricted the political freedom of the Koreans and also took control over the Korean economic and communications systems. The Japanese further attempted to assimilate the people of Korea into their culture.

There are records of a number of Korean resistance movements for economic and social independence. The biggest demonstration of such resistance was the March 1st Independence Movement of 1919. 

The Japanese surrendered after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit by atomic bombs in the beginning of August 1945, which ended the World War II, and Korea achieved its Independence. 


The Independence Day of Korea is declared an official National Holiday countrywide. The day is celebrated with festivities and parades. The National Flag is hoisted to honor the great Koreans who fought for the country's freedom.

South Korea celebrated its 69th Independence Day in August 15, 2014. One of the largest Independence Day celebrations is the festival at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts with high-ranking officials, independence activists, the foreign diplomatic community, and many other Korean nationals attending. At noon, 12 people including the mayor of Seoul and former independence fighters strike the large bell of Bo-sin-gak Pavilion in memory of the Leaders of the Nation’s Independence Movement. 

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President Park proposed Inter-Korean Joint Management throughout the river on the Korean Peninsula and the mountains at the Independence Day Speech 

Korean Independence Day 69th Anniversary Ceremony held on the 15th August, 2014 at the Seoul Sejong Cultural Center. South Korean President Park attended the event and delivered a speech, proposed by the Inter-Korean Joint Management throughout the river on the Korean Peninsula and the mountains.

President Park on inter-Korean relations, said the both sides must in the first place set up the environmental field channels of cooperation, and gradually restore the ecosystem of the Korean Peninsula, co-management throughout the two rivers and mountains, and then gradually expand mutual beneficial cooperation projects in order to form the ecological environment realms of cooperation, the South Korean government hopes the North Korea(DPRK) to participate in the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity in October, held in Pyeong-chang, Kangwon province. (http://www.wantinews.com/).

President Park then pointed out that inter-Korean residents to achieve integration, the need to promote mutual understanding through cultural channels, it is proposed that inter-Korean joint excavation and protection of valuable cultural heritage will be passed to offspring. Next year 2015 is the 70th Anniversary of the Recovery of Korean peninsula. For North and South Korea's Cultural Activities preparatory to commemorate Independence Day and the Significance of the Liquidation of the Extraordinary divided Korean Peninsula, President Park also proposed the DPRK High-Level Talks on the suggestions to respond to usher in a new situation in the Korean Peninsula and create opportunities for constructive dialogue.

For the stalled Korea-Japan Relations, President Park said the South Korean government has repeatedly urged the Japanese leaders to establish a correct view of history, especially in the Japanese comfort women issue hoping the Japanese side to take effective measures to allow them to accept. She said, only when Japan makes faithful efforts to resolve historical issues, the Korea-Japan relations can develop healthily. She also stressed that next year is the 50th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and South Korea, both countries hope next year to be a new starting point for a common peaceful future .

Every 15th August has been being commemorated in South Korea as 'Independence Day of Korea' from Japanese Colonial Rule since 1945, the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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Independence Day of Korea is also called 'Restoration Day of Light'. In a sense 'Restoration of Light' is not fulfilled yet, since Korea is still divided into North and South. Furthermore True Light, Jesus, is not shone throughout the Korean Peninsula yet. But surely someday 'Restoration of True Light' will be fulfilled in this Land of Sufferings.

Korea suffered too much afflictions for so long throughout its history. But now is the Era of Peace for world, so Peace should be fulfilled in Korea first. Then World Peace shall come true naturally on the earth. The time of Korea's Peaceful Unification is the time of World Peace. As long as God lives, World Peace shall come true, as it is said in the Bible. So let's arise and shine for the sake of ourselves and our own descendants and God himself!

'...I will make Peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.' (Isa 60:17)