TAEGEUKI, SAMILJEOL, AND INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT 태극기, 삼일절, 그리고 대통령 취임식

Found the Korean flag, called the “TAEGEUKGI” [te gk gi] 태극기, was put up along the street.

Not sure the Taegeukgi has been there always, but it reminds me the “SAMILJEOL” [sam il j∧l] 삼일절 and inauguration of Korea’s first female president “Park Geun-hye” [bak gn he] 박근혜 at the same time.

“SAMILJEOL” is the day (March 1^st, 1919) commemorating nationwide civil protest and declaration of independence against Japanese colonial rule.

SAM-literally 3, here means March

IL-literally 1, here day 1^st

JOEL-national celebration day

There was the inauguration of the president Park Geun-hye on Feb. 26^th, 2013.

She is the first woman to be elected as the president in Korea and her father was also the president from 1963 to 1979.