Hangul Day
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public holiday in North Korea (15th January) and South Korea (9th October)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hangul Day is referenced by 58 other articles, and connects out to Hangul, China and South Korea.
Vinony files it under 1970 establishments in South Korea, 1990 disestablishments in South Korea and 2013 establishments in South Korea.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Official name
- Hangeul Day Chosŏn'gŭl Day
- Observed by
- South Korea North Korea
- Type
- National, public (South Korea)
- Significance
- Commemorates the promulgation or invention of Hangul
- Date
- October 9 (South Korea) January 15 (North Korea)
- Frequency
- Annual
- Hangul
- 조선글날
- Hanja
- 朝鮮글날
- Rr
- Joseongeullal
- Mr
- Chosŏn'gŭllal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public holiday
- Official name
- 조선글날
- Country
- South Korea
- Image
- Korea HangulDay 06 (8329125200).jpg
Show 3 more facts
- commemorates
- Hangul
- day in year for periodic occurrence
- January 15
- Commons category
- Hangul Day
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Encyclopedic overview
Hangul Day, called Hangeul Day (Korean: 한글날) in South Korea, and Chosŏn'gŭl Day (Korean: 조선글날) in North Korea, is a holiday celebrating the creation or promulgation of the native Korean alphabet, also called Hangul. The holiday is observed on October 9 in South Korea and January 15 in North Korea.
The holiday was established in 1926 by the Korean Language Society. Its date was set to mark the Korean calendar anniversary of the 1446 publication of the Hunminjeongeum, the text used to introduce Hangul. However, October 9 is only a guess at when Hangul was first published; the actual date is not known with confidence. The celebration date has changed over time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hangul Day” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.