Last year (2019), there were diverse exhibitions, performances, and lectures held throughout Korea to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement. “Waiting for Flowers” (“꽃을 기다립니다”) was a memorial exhibition for Korean citizens and tourists to pay their respects to independence fighters. The exhibition displays the names of 15,179 independence fighters and was held from March 2-8, 2019 at Seoul Plaza.
I had just arrived in Seoul and happened to see a post about the exhibition. That day was March 8th, the last day of the exhibition! Even though I was tired from my flight, I raced across Seoul to see the exhibition before it was taken down. I arrived literally one hour before workers started taking it down! I was so lucky because it was an extremely beautiful and humbling exhibition! I took a moment to walk through the thousands of poles, reading the names of the independence fighters and reading messages families left behind. I tried to look for the names of independence fighters I knew but unfortunately couldn’t find any. Regardless, it was a beautiful exhibition honoring Korea’s heroes and I was glad to have experienced it! 독립 운동가들의 희생을 잊지 않겠습니다! 대한민국 만세!!
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koreaNerd MK 