KMK: National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day is October 3rd in Korea. It’s the day when Tangun founded the country in the year 2333 BC. Read up on the Legend of Tangun and celebrate Foundation Day with a smile.
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KMK: Chuseok
Chuseok is one of the biggest National Holidays for Korea. In 2007 it’s on September 25th according to the lunar calendar. The day is also known as the great day in autumn and is equivalent to the American Thanksgiving Holiday. People return to their hometowns and give thanks and blessings to their families and ancestors […]
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KMK: DMZ – Dorasan Station
Dorasan Station will be the first station to connect travelers from between North and South Korea by rail! The station is on the Gyeongui line. When the station opened a big production was made with even the US President everyone likes to hate making an appearance. However, the plans to begin service have yet to […]
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DMZ: Imjingak
A few weeks ago my friends Sam, Ryan, Samarra and I went on an Adventure Korea tour trip to the DMZ. Adventure Korea plans day and weekend trips around Korea. They do everything from the DMZ to hiking, to festivals to temple stays.They provide the transportation and often times the meals as well. It makes […]
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KMK: War Memorial Part 1
This past weekend I ventured to the The War Memorial of Korea also known as The Sanctuary of National Defense. I have to admit that I expected a brief run through of some nice busts and a wall of names commemorating the fallen in battle and that’s about it. I had often passed the site […]
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KMK: Happy Liberation Day
Today, August 15, is Liberation Day in Korea. It celebrates the freedom from Japanese Colonial rule in 1945. Lots of people get the day off, but I’m still going in to work. Happy Liberation Day! The North Korean government had planned to participate in a joint South Korea commemorative event, but backed up days ago […]
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