Observed by South Korea Frequency annual | Date June 6th | |
Next time 6 June 2017 (2017-06-06) | ||
The South Korean (officially the Republic of Korea) Memorial Day (Korean: 현충일 (顯忠日), Hyeonchung-il) is held every June 6 to commemorate the men and women who died while in military service during the Korean War and other significant wars or battles.
On this day, a memorial ceremony is held in the National Cemetery in Seoul, first started in 1956. At 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, a siren rings all over the country, and people have silent prayers for one minute. The South Korean flag is flown at half-staff.
References
Memorial Day (South Korea) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA