In Korean culture, it is customary to burn the clothes of those who are dying so that those garments are organized in the afterlife for the person who is expected to pass. Once a person passes, their finest and cleanest clothes are burned so that they can be dressed in their finest apparel in the afterlife
Over 200,000 women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II across Asia. The Japanese referred to these people as “comfort women”. Since January 8, 1992, elderly Korean women and their supporters have protested in front of the Japanese embassy in Korea every single Wednesday without fail