Korean calligraphy competition takes place at Gwanghwamun Square for Hangul Day

KIM MIN-YOUNG
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People take part in a Korean calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day, a national holiday celebrating the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]
People take part in a Korean calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day, a national holiday celebrating the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

People take part in a Korean calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day, a national holiday celebrating the creation of hangul, the Korean alphabet, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

People write out Korean letters during a calligraphy competition to mark the 578th Hangul Day in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 9. [AP/YONHAP]
People write out Korean letters during a calligraphy competition to mark the 578th Hangul Day in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 9.

A young girl uses a brush to draw Korean letters during a calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day in Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [AP/YONHAP]
A young girl uses a brush to draw Korean letters during a calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day in Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

A woman writes in hangul, the Korean alphabet, during a calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. [AP/YONHAP]
A woman writes in hangul, the Korean alphabet, during a calligraphy competition marking the 578th Hangul Day in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.

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