PHOTOS: Korean flags fly nationwide to mark Liberation Day
By Han Jun-guPosted : August 14, 2024, 15:51Updated : August 14, 2024, 16:55
SEOUL, August 14 (AJU PRESS) - Korean national flags are displayed at government buildings, homes, and along streets nationwide on Aug. 15 to commemorate Liberation Day. Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule on Aug. 15, 1945, with the end of World War II.
A worker hangs the national flag of Korea on a utility pole in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A worker hangs the national flag of Korea on a utility pole in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A worker hangs the national flag of Korea on a utility pole in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A worker hangs the national flag of Korea on a utility pole in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
Visitors wearing hanbok, traditional Korean attire, walk past the national flags of Korea near Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2024. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
The national flag of Korean waves in front of the Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
The national flag of Korea hangs on a utility pole in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2024, one day before Liberation Day. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
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