Photo of Apparent Independence Activist's Descendant Goes Viral—With a Twist

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A vehicle heading out to mow the grass at independence fighters' graves.

A photo of a vehicle recently went viral online, with claims that it belonged to a descendant of an independence activist going to tend to a grave.

As it turned out, however, the driver was not a descendant, but rather a vehicle contracted for proxy grave-mowing services.

A large banner attached to the back of the car reads, "Vehicle for mowing graves of independence patriots Baek Eung-seon and Kim Si-suk."

The photo was recently uploaded to an online community under the title "A vehicle heading to the countryside to mow graves."

The two figures whose names are written on the banner are independence activists who operated based on Jeju Island.

Netizens reacted with comments such as "It's something to be proud of" and "If it were me, I would have made it even bigger."

However, the banner was not put up by descendants.

It was confirmed to have been placed by a civic group that has been taking over and continuing proxy grave-mowing services for independence fighters from Jeju, whose bereaved families found it difficult to manage personally.

In the case of patriot Baek Eung-seon, his granddaughter lives on the mainland, making it difficult for her to directly manage the grave on Jeju Island.

For patriot Kim Si-suk, a distant relative had previously managed the grave, but due to changing circumstances, a civic group has taken over the responsibility starting in 2021, according to reports.

(Source of footage: Online community Bobae Dream, Source of article: Financial News)
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