Independence Movement Day
E300049
Independence Movement Day is a South Korean national holiday observed on March 1st to honor the 1919 nationwide resistance against Japanese colonial rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independence Movement Day canonical | 2 |
| March 1st Movement Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2787479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independence Movement Day Context triple: [Samil Undong, commemoratedAs, Independence Movement Day]
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A.
Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
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B.
Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
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C.
National Unity Day
National Unity Day is a Russian public holiday commemorating the 1612 liberation of Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation and celebrating national unity and patriotism.
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D.
Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
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E.
Grounation Day
Grounation Day is a major Rastafarian holy day commemorating Haile Selassie I’s 1966 visit to Jamaica and symbolizing spiritual liberation and connection to Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independence Movement Day Target entity description: Independence Movement Day is a South Korean national holiday observed on March 1st to honor the 1919 nationwide resistance against Japanese colonial rule.
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A.
Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
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B.
Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
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C.
National Unity Day
National Unity Day is a Russian public holiday commemorating the 1612 liberation of Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation and celebrating national unity and patriotism.
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D.
Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
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E.
Grounation Day
Grounation Day is a major Rastafarian holy day commemorating Haile Selassie I’s 1966 visit to Jamaica and symbolizing spiritual liberation and connection to Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean national holiday
ⓘ
commemorative day ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Independence Movement Day
ⓘ
surface form:
March 1st Movement Day
Samiljeol ⓘ |
| associatedDocument | Korean Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| associatedWithEventDate | March 1, 1919 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
1919 Korean independence movement
ⓘ
March 1st Movement ⓘ nationwide resistance against Japanese colonial rule in 1919 ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| dateObserved | March 1 ⓘ |
| dayOfMonthObserved | 1 ⓘ |
| firstProclaimed | 1949 ⓘ |
| flagFlown | Taegukgi ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasOfficialCeremonyAt |
Seoul
ⓘ
Tapgol Park ⓘ |
| KoreanName | 삼일절 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| legalBasis | National Holidays Act of South Korea ⓘ |
| monthObserved | March ⓘ |
| observedBy |
businesses in South Korea
ⓘ
general public in South Korea ⓘ government institutions in South Korea ⓘ schools in South Korea ⓘ |
| observedIn | South Korea ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Korean national holidays calendar
ⓘ
South Korean national identity ⓘ |
| publicHolidayStatus | non-working day in South Korea ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
South Korean government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Republic of Korea
|
| relatedTo |
Japanese colonial rule in Korea
ⓘ
Korean independence movement ⓘ |
| romanization | Samiljeol ⓘ |
| significance |
honors those who resisted Japanese colonial rule
ⓘ
symbolizes Korean struggle for independence ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-colonial resistance
ⓘ
independence ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | patriotic holiday ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
ceremonies
ⓘ
display of the South Korean national flag ⓘ reading of the Korean Declaration of Independence ⓘ singing of patriotic songs ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfKoreanName | Hangul ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Independence Movement Day Description of subject: Independence Movement Day is a South Korean national holiday observed on March 1st to honor the 1919 nationwide resistance against Japanese colonial rule.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
March 1st Movement Day
subject surface form:
Samil Undong