The National Liberation Day of Korea, is a holiday on August 15 in both North and South Korea. It is to celebrate Victory over Japan Day, the day when Korea was freed from Imperial Japanese control by the United States and the Soviet Union. In South Korean, it is written as ��� or ���, and pronounced gwangbokjeol. In North Korea, it is written as ����� � or ����� �, and is pronounced jogukhaebangui nal.