National Liberation Day of Korea National Liberation Day of Korea The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on August 15 in both North and South Korea. It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, when U.S. and Soviet forces ended the decades-long Japanese occupation of Korea. It is notable for being the only Korean public holiday celebrated by both North and South Korea. In South Korea it is known as Gwangbokjeol (광복절; literally, "the day the light returned"), and is one of the public holidays in South Korea. In North Korea it is known as Chogukhaebangŭi nal (조국해방의 날; literally "Liberation of the
Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army as the "March of the Liberation Army" () during the second Chinese Civil War. The lyrics were re-edited by the General Political Department in 1951 and the song renamed to "March of the Chinese PLA" in 1965. On July 25, 1988, the Central Military Commission decided to use the song as the official anthem of the People's Liberation Army. A variant form of the song called "Parade March of the PLA" () is used as the main theme of the marching of formative military parade, such as that in Chinese National Day military parade. From 1949 onwards, this has been