South Korea

=== Holidays ===
{{Main|Public holidays in South Korea}}
The [[Korean New Year]], or "Seollal", is celebrated on the first day of the [[Korean calendar]]. Korean Independence Day falls on March 1 and commemorates the [[March 1st Movement]] of 1919. [[Memorial Day (South Korea)|Memorial Day]] is celebrated on June 6, and its purpose is to honor the men and women who died in South Korea's independence movement. [[Constitution Day (South Korea)|Constitution Day]] is on July 17, and it celebrates the promulgation of [[Constitution of South Korea|Constitution of the Republic of Korea]]. [[National Liberation Day of Korea|Liberation Day]], on August 15, celebrates Korea's liberation from the [[Empire of Japan]] in 1945.

Every 15th day of the 8th lunar month, Koreans celebrate the [[Chuseok|Midautumn Festival]], in which Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and eat a variety of traditional Korean foods. On October 1, Armed Forces Day is celebrated, honoring the military forces of South Korea. October 3 is [[Gaecheonjeol|National Foundation Day]]. [[Hangul Day]] on October 9 commemorates the invention of [[hangul]], the native alphabet of the [[Korean language]].