Saturday, June 16, 2012

Culture: Korean Memorial Day

Wednesday, June 6th, was a national holiday:  Korean Memorial Day (현충일  Hyeonchung-il). Therefore, we didn't have school. I asked my students what they would do on Memorial Day. 

One student told me that she and her family would be going to a special place and wipe clean the gravestones of those who died for Korea. Like our Memorial Day, on this day people commemorate the men and women who died while serving their country. Also, flags were seen flown everywhere at half-mast.
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  1. showdoknightJune 17, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    That sounds very close to what we do on our Memorial day.

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