"Long Live Korean Independence" ... Changwon Special City Holds March 1st Patriotic Martyrs Memorial Ceremony and Commemoration

We Will Forever Remember the Shouts of That Day

On the 1st, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held a 'Patriots Memorial Ceremony and Commemoration' at the Patriots Shrine located in Jinjeon-myeon, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon City, honoring the dedication of patriotic martyrs together with the families of independence activists on the occasion of the 106th anniversary of the March 1st Movement.

Changwon Special City Holds the 106th Anniversary 3.1 Movement Patriots Memorial Ceremony and Commemoration Service.

Changwon, a city of anti-Japanese resistance, is a historic site where the most intense Manse movement of the 1919 March 1st Movement took place. Every year, the city invites families of independence activists and heads of veterans' organizations to the Patriots Memorial Ceremony and Commemoration on March 1st to reflect on its historical significance.

The memorial ceremony, held at 11 a.m. at Sungjeolsa Shrine, which enshrines 96 memorial tablets of patriotic martyrs, was officiated by the Jinjeon Yudohoe. At the ritual, Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, served as the chief officiant, Kwon Seonghyun, Vice Chairman of Changwon Special City Council, as the second officiant, and Kim Dongcheol, representative of the bereaved families, as the third officiant.

Following this, the commemoration ceremony, hosted by the Jinjeon-myeon Youth Association, was held with about 200 attendees including bereaved families, provincial and city council members, and heads of veterans' organizations. A solemn poem honoring the noble sacrifice of that day was recited, and all participants shouted "Daehan Independence Manse" (Long live Korean independence), led by Kim Dongcheol, Chairman of the Changwon Branch of the Liberation Association, recalling the unified cry of the entire nation 106 years ago.

In his memorial address, Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, "On the 106th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, we honor the will of the patriotic martyrs and independence activists who longed for independence. We will once again engrave their noble sacrifice and patriotic spirit, faithfully inherit the precious values and spirit of liberal democracy, and do our best so that future generations can dream of a bright tomorrow in a proper country."

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