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Gwangju, onigiri has a special meaning. At that time, it was the mother's heart to soothe hunger and cheer for students and citizens. After 40 years, Gwangju mothers continue to wrap the rice balls.

The social media video mug has examined the meaning of Gwangju rice ball.

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[Park Haeng-soon / 故 At the time of Park Kwan-hyun's sister at the Chonnam National University Student Association: Mothers put rice in a pot in Yangdong Market, merchants in Yangdong Market, and our residents… Someone with kim, someone with rice, someone with kimchi, someone with salt ... They make rice balls with only salt water, and hand them out to people who protest together on the street. We also pack it on trucks and upload it ... If there is no rice, no one can do anything, you and I are rice and kim, and those are gathered.]

At the time, Gwangju downtown overflowed with food served at 10:00.

[Park Haeng-soon / 故 At the time of Park Kwan-hyun, the former president of the Chonnam National University Sister: I must see that the rice ball played a role in bringing all the power together. (Like a bunch) Like a bunch. Everything is united, unity, strength, meaning to be one, do not lose courage, do not fight, let us fight for justice to the end.]In May, mothers sent 518 pieces of rice balls directly to Daegu medical staff struggling with Corona 19.

[Lee Myung-ja / May of May Mother's House: As people who escaped from the era of guns, they sent lunch boxes to overcome Corona 19 with such a strong heart. (Mom's heart?) Mom's heart.]

Even today, mothers who give cheap rice balls directly to tourists who visit their mother's house.

I hope the younger generation will remember the spirit of May by eating this rice ball.

[Park Haeng-soon / 故 At the time of Park Kwan-hyun, the former president of Chonnam National University, older sister: 40 years ago, grandfather, older sister, and little father, think that these people wrapped this rice ball with this kind of heart. Mothers tightly press it and wrap it up.]

(Reporting: Park Soo-jin, Writing · Composition: Lee Se-mi, Video coverage: Cho Chang-hyun, Editing: Kyung-yeon Kim, Design: Ji-hye Jang, Video provided: May 18th Democratic Movement Archives, May 18th Anniversary Foundation)