Seoul City Rings Bell to Commemorate 77th Liberation Day with Descendants of Independence Patriots
Mayor Oh Se-hoon to Ring the Bell 33 Times at Noon on the 15th with Descendants of Independence Patriots at Singakjong
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 11th, Seoul City announced that it will hold a bell-ringing ceremony to commemorate the 77th Liberation Day at Bosingak in Jongno at noon on the 15th.
This year’s bell-ringing ceremony will be attended by 12 bell-ringers, including Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Seoul City Council Chairman Kim Hyun-ki, Jongno District Mayor Jeong Moon-heon, and descendants of independence activists selected as this year’s bell-ringers. They will be divided into three groups and ring the bell 11 times each, totaling 33 rings. In addition to six descendants of independence activists, this year’s bell-ringers include Seoul City ambassadors and world-renowned soprano Jo Sumi, Lee Joo-eun, head of the Youth Veterans Counseling Center for supporting the vulnerable, and singer Lee Sang-woo, ambassador for the Parents’ Association of People with Developmental Disabilities and the Public Guardianship Project for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Furthermore, as a pre-event for the Liberation Day bell-ringing, from 11:30 a.m., you can enjoy a choral performance including the ‘Liberation Day Song’ by the Jongno District Choir and a large-scale Taegukgi (Korean national flag) parade from Jongno District Office to Bosingak.
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Joo Yong-tae, head of Seoul City’s Culture Headquarters, said, “This 77th Liberation Day Bosingak bell-ringing ceremony is a special event held again after COVID-19. We hope it will be an opportunity for citizens to share the joy of Liberation Day and honor the spirit of independence activists.” He added, “On Liberation Day, we hope the sound of the bell ringing will resonate in the hearts of our citizens like the joyful cheers of that day 77 years ago.”
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