Hangul Day 2023

Google Dooles 09.10.2023 02:16  Date: October 9, 2023 Today’s Doodle celebrates Hangul Day — the only holiday in the world celebrating an alphabet! Korea’s Hangul helps increase literacy rates across the region. On this day in 1446, Hangul officially became the country’s writing system. Before Hangul, Josun used Chinese characters which were complicated and required education to learn. To solve this issue, King Sejong created Hangul which by design is much simpler — the alphabet contains 24 letters, 14 consonants, and 10 vowels. Almost all Korean is written in Hangul to this day and Korea’s literacy rate is almost 100%, due in large part to this efficient writing system! In 1945, South Korea’s government declared Hangul Day an official holiday. Today’s celebrations vary from town to town. Many Koreans visit the King Sejong Museum in Seoul while others might enjoy the day off by reflecting on their nation’s progress or spending time with loved ones. Happy Hangul Day, Korea! Early Doodle Drafts Location: Tags: