On January 12^th at 10:00 AM, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (Family Federation) held the Commemorative Ceremony for the First Anniversary of Cheon Il Guk Foundation Day and the Cosmic Blessing Ceremony by the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind (International Mass Marriage Ceremony) at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gyeonggi, Gapyeong, Korea.

‘Foundation Day’ was first celebrated last year on February 22^nd (January 13^th by the lunar calendar). This day was proclaimed as the day when Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon inherited the will of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, to fulfill the world of goodness and teach the world about the nation of God. As the Family Federation celebrates the First Anniversary of Foundation Day, they resolve to stand tall and noble as citizens of their religion.

The highlight of the First Anniversary of Foundation Day was the Cosmic Blessing Ceremony. Around 2,500 couples pledged to begin their new families, with 20,000 couples around the world joining them through satellite. The ceremony was broadcast to 194 countries around the world over the Internet.

Prior to this day, starting on the 7th, the Family Federation held a multitude of various events to commemorate the First Anniversary of Foundation Day, starting with the Pure Love Seminar, held on the 7^th at 2:00 PM at the Korean Press Center 19^th Floor at Taepyong-Ro, Chung-Gu, Seoul. On the following day, the “Realization of an Ideal World Through Korean Religions” seminar was held on the 8^th at 11:00 AM at the Family Federation Headquarters at Cheongpa-Dong, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul.

On the 9^th at 2:00 PM, at the Gapyeong Cheon Jung Goong Museum, 10 billion won in scholarships were presented to about 2,000 high school, university and Korean exchange students. From the 9^th to the 13^th, the International Leadership Conference (ILC) was held, and on the 11^th at 2:00 PM, at the Baekbomgimgu Memorial Convention Hall at Hyochang-Dong, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, the ‘2014 Convention for the Reunification of Korea’ commenced.