Editing March First Movement (section)

=== South Korea ===
In South Korea, the movement is widely considered to be a landmark moment in the formation of the modern Korean national identity.{{Sfn|Hart|2000|p=139}}
[[File:2007 11 25 WarMemorial 120.JPG|thumb|The first page of the [[constitution of South Korea]], with mention of the March First Movement visible.]]
The [[constitution of South Korea]] mentions the movement in its first sentence: "We, the people of Korea, proud of a resplendent history and traditions dating from time immemorial, upholding the cause of the Provisional Republic of Korea Government born of the March First Independence Movement of 1919..."<ref name="Constitution">{{cite web |title=Constitution of the Republic of Korea |url=https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?lang=ENG&hseq=1 |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Korea Legislation Research Institute |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308124813/https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?lang=ENG&hseq=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Sfn|Shin|2018|p=1}}

In South Korea, the event's link to the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government is promoted, so as to bolster that government's legitimacy.{{Sfn|Hart|2000|p=|pp=151–152}}{{Sfn|최|2009|pp=206–207}}