Editing March First Movement (section)

=== South Korea ===
[[File:The 35th anniversary of Samiljeol(Independence movement day of 1st March) in Tapgol Park, Seoul Republic of Korea.gif|thumb|Celebration of the movement held in [[Tapgol Park]] in 1954.]]
In the USAMGIK, March 1 was made a holiday in February 1946. Various events were held in Seoul on that year's anniversary. Early on that day, a left-leaning group held a ceremony at the mountain [[Namsan Mountain|Namsan]]. A major celebration was held at the [[Bosingak]] pavilion. Present at the event were [[Syngman Rhee]], [[Kim Ku]], and [[O Se-chang]]. Absent at the ceremony was [[Choe Nam-seon]], the author of the declaration; in the years succeeding the movement, he had collaborated with the Japanese.{{Sfn|Shin|2018|pp=1–3}}

On [[Jeju Island]] on March 1, 1947, a rally with 30,000 people in attendance was held in which {{Ill|Anti-trusteeship movement|lt=anti-trusteeship sentiment|ko|신탁 통치 반대 운동}} (opposition of the Allied occupation of Korea) was linked to the spirit of the March First Movement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=김 |first=동만 |title=3·1절 기념 시위 사건 - 디지털제주문화대전 |url=http://www.grandculture.net/jeju/toc/GC00700009 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture]] |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608073731/http://www.grandculture.net/jeju/toc/GC00700009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On October 1, 1949, South Korea designated March 1 as the national holiday Samiljeol ({{Korean|hangul=삼일절|labels=no}}), and ceremonies were designated to be organized by the federal and local governments.{{Sfn|최|2009|pp=227–228|p=}} Each year, a reenactment of the reading of the declaration is held in Tapgol Park.<ref name="Japan Focus" /> In 1950, South Korea recognized a song about the movement by Jeong In-bo ({{Korean|hangul=정인보|labels=no}}), one of several written and performed about the movement, as the official song for its commemorations.{{Sfn|최|2009|pp=227–228|p=}}[[File:Centennial March 1st Movement Hyoja Studio 17.jpg|thumb|Centennial celebration of the movement, with President Moon in center (2019)]]In 2018, President [[Moon Jae-in]]'s administration established the Commission on the Centennial Anniversary of March 1st Independence Movement and the [[Korean Provisional Government]] (KPG) to celebrate these occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=March 1st Independence Movement and Korean Provisional Government >Memories & Gratitude>March 1st Independence Movement>March 1st Independence Movement |url=https://www.together100.go.kr/eng/lay2/S79T82C88/contents.do |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616233226/https://www.together100.go.kr/eng/lay2/S79T82C88/contents.do |archive-date=2020-06-16 |access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> The KPG was the government-in-exile of Korea during the Japanese occupation, and a predecessor of the current government. North Korea refused to participate in the joint project of the anniversary due to "scheduling issues".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibson|first=Jenna|date=Mar 1, 2019|title=Korea Commemorates 100th Anniversary of March 1st Independence Protests|url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/korea-commemorates-100th-anniversary-of-march-1st-independence-protests/|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The commission ceased its operation in June 2020.