Memorial service for late teacher

Memorial service for late teacher

A mourner places a flower at an altar for a female teacher at Seoi Elementary School in Seoul's Seocho Ward on Sept. 4, 2023, the 49th day of her death after she died by an apparent suicide that followed alleged abuse of power at the hands of one or more parents. In South Korea, people hold a memorial service on the 49th day of a person's death, known as "sasipguje," to pray for the person's rebirth in paradise. (Yonhap)

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