Armed Forces Day in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

is an annual event usually celebrated on 1 October to commemorate the service of men and women in the

Republic of Korea Armed Forces The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of ...

. The day that South Korean forces broke through the 38th parallel in 1950 during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. It is not a national holiday or public day off, but a National Flag Raising Day (국기게양일) to recognize and honor the

. In 2017, the holiday was celebrated on 28 September rather than the usual date to avoid clashing with the lunar holiday of

Chuseok ''Chuseok'' (; , literally "autumn evening"), also known as ''Hangawi'' (Hangul: ; ; from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th ...

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Observances in South Korea October observances Military of South Korea Armed Forces days Autumn events in South Korea {{SouthKorea-stub