Today is National Liberation day of Korea

Today is August 15. 2016. The National Liberation day of Korea.
In South Korea, it is known as Gwangbokjeol(It means the day the light returned) or Independence day.
Gwangbokjeol is one of the most important public holidays in South Korea.
and interesting thing is Gwangbokjeol is one of the few holyday that are shared with North Korea.

After the Korean Peninsula was liberated by the Allies in 1945,
independent Korean governments were created three years later, on August 15, 1948,
when the pro-Soviet Kim Il-sung was made first Premier of North Korea and pro-U.S.
Syngman Rhee was elected first President of South Korea.
Gwangbokjeol was officially designated a public holiday on October 1, 1949 in South Korea and is known as
Chogukhaebangŭi nal (조국해방의 날; literally "Liberation of Fatherland Day") in North Korea.

On this day, around South Korea, local governments building hang the korean flag (taegukki) and all builings and homes are encouraged to hang the national flag.

if you want to learn more about Gwangbokjeol, you can visit wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_Korea)
or independence hall of korea (https://www.i815.or.kr/html/en/)
thanks for reading and have a great day!