When It's Time to Reevaluate the Forgotten Hero's Spirit of Sacrifice... Yeongcheon City Holds 'Uibyeong Day' Commemoration Ceremony

Honoring the Noble Spirit of Sacrifice in 'To the Name of Uibyeong' and Remembering the Souls of Uibyeong Warriors

On the 13th, a commemorative event for Uibyeong Day was held at the riverside park area in Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, attended by representatives of nationwide Uibyeong organizations, descendants, and local residents.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] The 12th Uibyeong Day commemorative ceremony was held on the 13th at the riverside park area in Yeongcheon City, attended by representatives of nationwide Uibyeong organizations, descendants, and local residents.

This event, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and organized by Yeongcheon City, reexamined the activities of the Imjin War Gyeongsang-do allied forces known as Changui Jeongyonggun and the Uibyeong during the late Joseon period.

On this day, President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a memorial wreath to commemorate 'Uibyeong Day' together, honoring the noble spirit of sacrifice of the Uibyeong (義兵) who voluntarily rose up and fought whenever the country was in crisis.

(義兵)'s noble spirit of sacrifice.

'Uibyeong Day' was designated as a national memorial day in 2010 and marked its 12th anniversary this year. Yeongcheon City in Gyeongbuk is central to the 'Yeongcheon Fortress Recovery Battle,' which led a large-scale land victory during the Imjin War.

It is also the area where Sannam Uijin, an anti-Japanese Uibyeong representing the Yeongnam region in the late Joseon period, was active.

Before the commemorative ceremony, from the 11th, various experiential and exhibition events were held to encourage citizens weary from COVID-19 and to promote Uibyeong activities, including trying on Uibyeong costumes, archery, making rice balls, and storytelling performances with historians.

Choi Ki-moon, mayor of Yeongcheon City, said, “It is an honor to hold a national memorial event as a 'Uibyeong City' for the first time since our city joined the Uibyeong City Council,”

and added, “I hope this event will lead to the recognition that the first victory in a land battle during the Imjin War was the Yeongcheon Fortress Recovery Battle.”

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