"Tsushima Is Our Land" ... Changwon Special City Holds Tsushima Day Ceremony

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 20th Daemado Day Commemoration Ceremony at the Masanhappo-gu District Office main conference room, organized by the Daemado Day Commemoration Project Committee.

The 20th Daemado Day Commemoration Ceremony, held on the 19th, proceeded in the order of a pre-ceremony performance, the official ceremony, and a book talk. The atmosphere of the venue was greatly enlivened by a Nanta performance by members of the Hyundong Resident Self-Governance Program.

Changwon Special City Holds the 20th Tsushima Island Day Commemoration Ceremony.

Following this, more than 200 citizens, including descendants of General Lee Jongmu’s Lee clan, General Park Hongshin’s Miryang Park clan, and General Park Eonchung, gathered to reaffirm that Daemado was once our territory, making it a meaningful occasion.

In particular, as the second part of the event, a book talk was held where committee members and citizens communicated together while reading the book “A Correct Understanding of Daemado,” published as part of this year’s Daemado Day commemorative project. The session received a great response from the attendees.

Chairman Park Jungcheol stated, “Since 2005, the committee has promoted various commemorative projects such as publishing historical materials on Daemado, holding research paper contests, historical and cultural tours, and special lectures. Through today’s ceremony, we will do our utmost to widely publicize that Daemado is our precious ancestral land and to help our descendants establish a correct historical consciousness.”

First Vice Mayor Jang Geumyong said, “I would like to thank the committee members for their dedication in striving to reveal the historical truth over the past 20 years. I hope this will be a valuable opportunity to once again reflect on the fact that Daemado is a living, breathing part of our history.”

Meanwhile, Daemado Day is designated to commemorate the day (June 19) when General Lee Jongmu departed from Masanpo to conquer Daemado during the early Joseon Dynasty. Since the Masan City Council established the nation’s first Daemado Day ordinance in 2005, the commemorative ceremony has been held annually.

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