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Today (17th) News opens in Gwangju. This is the May 18 Democratic Square. This is the plaza in front of the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, where in 1980, many citizens shook the Taegeukgi, chanting the national anthem, crying for democracy, and shed a lot of blood. Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement. People from all over the country came here all day. At the same time, I was grateful and said sorry and sad feelings.

Reporter Jeong Joon-ho, Gwangju's face, gathered one day ahead of the 40th anniversary.

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Citizens in black suits and white suits wear masks and keep silent.

The '40th anniversary of the 18th People's Rebellion Memorial Festival' was held at the 5th and 18th Democratic Cemetery in Gwangju.

[Kim Young-hoon / 5 · 18 President of the Democratic Confucian Confucian Society: Forty years later, the pain and sorrow of the day are still leaving us.]

Attendees sat with masks wider than usual. Also, from the entrance, I checked the heat and wrote down the contact information.In the aftermath of Corona 19, the number of worshipers decreased significantly from last year, but the atmosphere of memorial service was more skillful than ever.

One day before the ceremony, the families of the survivors who visited the cemetery also continued.

Lim Sam-chae, who lost his second sentence to a martial law gun 40 years ago.

[Imsamchae / Victims of Survival: (because of corona) Is it right to come… I was wondering who else would be ... I have never missed it. (Yet, as far as I can come, as my brother's purse.)

Most of the large outdoor events, including the eve, were canceled, but the citizens' visit to the center of the democratization movement, such as the former Jeonnam Provincial Office and Jeonil Building, continued.

[Bureau refugees / Gwangju Gwangsan: here (the day before the building) Ellen where fire happened at 5, 18 and I think hit over today to report specifically Come on display inside (It was a good experience)

online via Youtube channel, etc. The memorial service continued throughout the day.

(Video coverage: Park Hyun-cheol, Video editing: Jongwoo Kim)