Hangul Day October 9, 2019

Each year, in Korea,

the Korean alphabet Hangul is celebrated.

It is celebrated on October 9,

every year, and it a national holiday.

 

North Korea also celebrates

the creation of Hangul,

however, there it is celebrated

in January and is called

Chosun-geul Day. 

 

Hangul was first created by King Sejong

the Great during the early

Chosun Dynasty.

 

Until Hangul had been created,

Korean people used Chinese characters

for their written language. 

 

King Sejong wanted to create an alphabet

that all of the people of

Korea could learn and use.

 

The Chinese characters were

very difficult to learn and write.

 

It was also thought to be for

only the aristocrats.

 

Linguists from around the world

consider Hangul one of

the most phonologically faithful

writing systems in use. 

We are proud of Hangul and

hope you celebrate this day with us!