Why Is the Taegeukgi Flag Flown at Half-Mast on August 29?

‘Gyeongsul National Humiliation Day’, A Sad Day of Losing the Nation · A Day of Memory That Must Not Be Repeated
Busan City Promotes ‘Patriotic Taegeukgi Half-Mast Flag Campaign’
Flags Raised at Government Offices, Public Institutions, Homes, Privat

How to Fly the Taegeukgi at Half-Mast.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City is conducting a campaign to raise the national flag at half-mast in love of the country on August 29, the Gyeongsul National Humiliation Day.

Raising the flag at half-mast is promoted to remember the Gyeongsul National Humiliation Day, which is a humiliating history of losing the country to Japan, to reflect on it so that such pain is never repeated, and to raise the spirit of patriotism.

This half-mast flag raising follows the "Busan City Ordinance on Designation of National Flag Raising Days," enacted in September 2016.

On this day, all government offices and public institutions nationwide should raise the Taegeukgi at half-mast from 7 a.m. to midnight, and each household, private company, and organization should raise it from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The method of raising the flag is to lower the Taegeukgi from the top of the flagpole by the vertical length of the flag, and other flags raised together (institutional flags, Saemaeul flags, etc.) should also be raised at half-mast.

Horizontal flags and vehicle flags are displayed on national holidays and festive days to create a celebratory atmosphere, so they are not displayed on Gyeongsul National Humiliation Day.

Busan City is making efforts to promote this campaign widely to local residents through apartment intercom broadcasts and local government newsletters, and is encouraging participation among affiliated public officials and employees of subordinate organizations.

Lee Beom-cheol, Director of the Administrative Autonomy Bureau of Busan City, said, "Gyeongsul National Humiliation Day is a day of national sovereignty lost in humiliation, but we must remember and reflect on it so that it never happens again," and added, "We hope many citizens will participate in this love-of-country Taegeukgi raising campaign."

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