Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office Holds Special Cultural Festival Reenacting 'Battle of Bongodong' in Goryeoin Village

Commemorating Gwangbokjeol: 'Goryeoin, Goryeoin, I am a Daehan Guk-in' Theme

Events Include Children's Choir, Nanta Performance, and Experience Booths

The Gwangju Regional Office of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced on the 31st that it will hold a special event in the Goryeoin Village to commemorate Liberation Day on August 15.

This event is co-hosted by Gwangsan-gu and the Goryeoin Village Association under the theme "Goryeoin, Goryeoin, I am a Dae Han Guk In (Korean)."

Gwangju Goryeoin Village is a place where descendants settled in their homeland and formed a village to carry on the legacy of their ancestors who left for Russia's Primorsky Krai and North Gando during the Japanese colonial period to fight for independence.

This patriotic cultural festival will reenact the Battle of Bongodong, a great victory under the command of General Hong Beom-do, in the form of a water gun festival with village residents and citizens participating together. Various events such as a children's choir from Goryeoin Village, Nanta performances, and experience booths are also planned.

The event will be vividly broadcast live by GBS (Goryeo Broadcasting Station).

Ha Seong-il, head of the Gwangju Regional Office of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, said, "This Liberation Day event is a meaningful occasion where Goryeoin and Koreans come together, and we will prepare the event thoroughly so that people can feel a first-class patriotic service where the country remembers heroes and takes full responsibility." He added, "We will continue to do our best to ensure that 'living patriotism in daily life, patriotism for all,' where everyone remembers and respects those who have dedicated themselves to the country in everyday life, can take root in our society."

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