Songpa-gu Holds the 102nd 3.1 Movement Songpa Citizens Commemoration Ceremony Online

March 1st 102nd Anniversary 3.1 Movement Day Commemoration Event Held in Front of Songpa Peace Statue of Girl... ▲Reading of Declaration of Independence ▲Singing of 3.1 Movement Song ▲Three Cheers for Independence... Online Live Broadcast

Unveiling Ceremony of the Statue of Peace in Songpa

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will hold a commemorative ceremony on March 1st at 2 PM in front of the Songpa Peace Statue Garden (Songpa Book Museum) to mark the 102nd anniversary of the March 1st Movement.

Co-hosted with the Songpa-gu Cooperation Committee, this event will be simplified and conducted non-face-to-face due to COVID-19, and will be broadcast live on the YouTube SongpaTV channel.

The ceremony will reflect on the day of March 1, 1919, through ▲ the ‘Reading of the Declaration of Independence’ ▲ the ‘March 1st Song’ performed by members of the Songpa-gu Boys and Girls Choir ▲ and the ‘Three Cheers for Independence’ by pansori master Shin Young-hee.

Additionally, a 'Photo Exhibition' related to the March 1st Movement and a lecture titled ‘The Meaning and Succession of the Spirit of March 1st’ will be held, expected to contribute to establishing a correct historical perspective.

The 'Photo Exhibition' related to the March 1st Movement will be available from February 27 to March 6 in the lobby on the first floor of the Songpa Book Museum.

Also, on March 1 at 4:30 PM, a lecture on the theme ‘The Significance of the Spirit of March 1st’ will be held on the first floor of the Songpa Cultural Center. This is planned to reflect on the historical significance of the 102nd anniversary of the March 1st Movement and to honor the patriotism of the forebears.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “Through this 102nd anniversary Songpa citizens’ commemorative ceremony of the March 1st Movement, I hope it becomes an opportunity to inherit and develop the spirit of the forebears who never gave up and continued the independence movement under any circumstances, and to serve as a mirror to turn the crisis into opportunity and hope even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Meanwhile, the venue for the ceremony, the ‘Songpa Peace Statue Garden,’ was established as a memorial garden in August 2019 in front of the Songpa Book Museum to set right our painful history and share its meaning. The ‘Statue of the Girl’ expresses the courage and determination of a girl overcoming the storms of the era and moving forward.

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