Reexamining the Meaning and Value of the Donghak Peasant Revolution

129th Anniversary Ceremony at Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Park

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold the 129th anniversary ceremony of the Donghak Peasant Revolution on the 11th at the Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Park in Jeongeup, Jeonbuk.

The government designated Hwangtohyeon Victory Day (May 11) as a national memorial day to reexamine the historical significance and value of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and holds a commemorative ceremony every year. The event venue, Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Park, was established last May on the private site of the Hwangtohyeon Battlefield. It is where the Donghak Peasant Army achieved their first great victory against the Jeolla Provincial Government troops in 1894.

This year’s theme is “1894, Remembering That Day.” The ceremony will begin with the declaration performance “The Cry of That Day” by the theater troupe Seongnam93, followed by the opening declaration, commemorative speeches, delivery of family registration notices, and reading of letters from the Donghak Peasant Army. The finale will be decorated with a Donghak Peasant Revolution performance by the contemporary dance company The Boot. A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official said, “Since the Donghak Peasant Revolution commemorative festival hosted by Jeongeup City and the delivery of family registration notices will be held together, we aim to create a venue for national unity.”

Meanwhile, since the enactment of the “Special Act on the Restoration of Honor for Participants in the Donghak Peasant Revolution” in 2004, the Ministry has located and registered 3,745 participants of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and 12,962 of their bereaved families as registered family members.

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