Hangul Day: Celebrating the legacy of the Korean alphabet
A holiday commemorating the creation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, is being observed Monday, Oct. 9. A linguistic milestone: Hangul Day, also known as Korean Alphabet Day, is an annual celebration of the Korean alphabet's invention and proclamation. Introduced in 1446 by King Sejong, the groundbreaking script was designed to address the complex nature of writing in Korean, previously reliant on Chinese characters.
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