이 나라 한아버님은 단군이시니 The great father of this country is dangun(implying their root and fountain is dangun).
If we are a tree, there must be our roots that we originate from. 우리가 물이라면 새암이 있고 If we are water, we would have a fountain that we originated from. After the National Foundation Day becomes as a national holiday, the lyrics were changed as it is sung nowadays. The song was originally sung by people who were believers of Daejongism. On the other hand, Daejongism believes that the original meaning of the word "Gaecheon" is not Dangun's founding day, but the third day of the lunar month of October 2457 BC, when Hwanung opened the sky gate and came down below Sin Dansu, Taebaek Mountain, and began the great work of ' Hongikingan'(弘益人間, translated as "to widely benefit the humans") and 'Yihwasegye'(理化世界,translated as "ruling the word with reason"). Since it was originally a lunar calendar, it had been used as a lunar calendar even after the establishment of the Korean government, but after the deliberation of the "Deliberation Council regarding the change of celebrations of gaecheonjeol from the lunar calendar to the solar calendar," which was appointed by the Culture and Education Ministry in 1949, it changed the lunar calendar into a solar calendar and became a great practice as it was said that the records of 3 October were precious. On 1 October 1949, the "Act on National Day of celebration" was enacted and the date of the third lunar month was designated as the Gaecheonjeol. įollowing the establishment of the Republic of Korea after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule, the Dangungiwon(단군기원, 檀君紀元), or dan-gi(단기,檀紀), was enacted as the official calendar of the nation in the "Act on official calendars" on 25 September 1948. This is based on the universal perception of history, which saw Dangun as the founder of the Hankyoreh at the time and Gojoseon as the first nation of the Korean people. When the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was established in 1919, the provisional government established 3 October of the lunar calendar as a national holiday. Events like this contributed to fostering the spirit of the Korean people under the pressure of Japanese colonial rule.
On 15 January 1909, when Daejongism reopened its gate with Nachul at the center, it was established as a celebration day and celebrated every year. JSTOR ( October 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.