Korea Holiday October 9
Is hangeul proclamation day a public holiday.
Korea holiday october 9. Hangeul day october 9 before the hangul people used chinese characters to read and write in korea and it was too hard to learn for ordinary people. National foundation day is a. Overview of holidays and many observances in south korea during the year 2020.
조선글 the alphabet of the korean language by the 15th century korean monarch sejong the great it is observed on october 9 in south korea and on january 15 in north korea. Friday october 2 2020. South korea holidays 2021.
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Saturday october 3 2020. The korean alphabet day known as hangeul day 한글날 in south korea and chosŏn gŭl day in north korea is a national korean commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of hangul 한글. Subsequently south korea is one of the countries have a low illiteracy rate.
So the king sejong in the chosun dynasty created hangeul to help those people can read and write easily. Chuseok holiday is a public holiday in south korea. Thursday october 1 2020.