Various events were held across South Korea on Saturday to commemorate Memorial Day, a national holiday paying respect to those who sacrificed themselves while serving the country.

A children's drawing contest was held at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul. Visitors also enjoyed a variety of hands-on activities, including making rose-of-Sharon-shaped soap and traditional weapons, as well as trying on police uniforms.

A motorcycle parade by the Capital Defense Command was also held nearby.

Elsewhere, many visited national cemeteries and memorial sites to pay their respects to those who died in service to the country.

A child draws a picture during a drawing contest held at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul on Saturday. (War Memorial of Korea)
A child draws a picture during a drawing contest held at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul on Saturday. (War Memorial of Korea)
A child draws a picture during a drawing contest held at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul on Saturday. (War Memorial of Korea)
A child draws a picture during a drawing contest held at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul on Saturday. (War Memorial of Korea)
Children and other visitors watch a military police motorcycle parade at the War Memorial of Korea, central Seoul on Saturday. (Yonhap)
Children and other visitors watch a military police motorcycle parade at the War Memorial of Korea, central Seoul on Saturday. (Yonhap)
Visitors pay their respects at the National Jeju Veterans Cemetery in Jeju City, Saturday. (Yonhap)
Visitors pay their respects at the National Jeju Veterans Cemetery in Jeju City, Saturday. (Yonhap)

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