May
2021 / 05 / 05
Public Holiday
Children's Day
In South Korea, every May 5th is designated as Children’s Day. This is a day on which children of all ages are valued, entertained, and taught a sense of national pride. As children are the future of the nation, Koreans take a special time each year to focus on them and teach them to be good citizens. The Motto of Children’s Day is “Be a brave and genuine child and love and help each other.”
Children’s Day first began as an innovation of the same Korean students’ movement that led to the March 1st Independence Movement that resisted Japanese colonialism. It was an attempt to instil the values of Korean culture and a love for national independence in Korea’s children.
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