Hangul Day
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public holiday in North Korea (15th January) and South Korea (9th October)
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
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 조선글날
- Image
- Korea HangulDay 06 (8329125200).jpg
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- Hangul Day
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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.