National Liberation Day of Korea

National Liberation Day of Korea
Korean people celebrating their liberation in 1945
Observed by
TypeNational day
SignificanceCommemorates Victory over Japan Day, when Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule and the establishment of North and South Korea
CelebrationsCivilian and military parades, political rallies
Date15 August
FrequencyAnnual Returned
National Liberation Day of Korea
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl조국해방의 날
Hancha祖國解放의 날
Literal meaningLiberation of the Fatherland Day
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJogukhaebang'uinal
McCune–ReischauerChogukhaebangŭinal
South Korean name
Hangul광복절
Hanja光復節
Literal meaningThe Day of the Light
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGwangbokjeol
McCune–ReischauerKwangbokchŏl

The National Liberation Day of Korea is a public holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both North Korea and South Korea. It commemorates the day when the Korean Peninsula was liberated by the Allies in 1945 from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule. The day also coincides with the anniversary of the establishment of the South Korean government in 1948. Liberation Day is the only political holiday that is celebrated in both Koreas.

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