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![A citizen waves the Taegeukgi Korean flag on Hangul Day on Oct. 9, 2024, in front of the King Sejong statue in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12288887.jpg?imageId=12288887&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![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]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11029715.jpg?imageId=11029715&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A visitor tries out Hangul blocks at a Korean culture event in Shanghai, China. [NATIONAL HANGEUL MUSEUM]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12430829.jpg?imageId=12430829&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Yu In-chon, center, the newly-appointed Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, tours around the National Hangeul Museum in central Seoul to celebrate Hangul Day on Monday, Oct. 9. Yu had previously served as the culture minister from February 2008 to January 2011 during the Lee Myung-bak administration. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10540164.jpg?imageId=10540164&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Renowned calligrapher Lee Sang-hyun puts on a performance to mark the 577th Hangul Day in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday. King Sejong (1397-1450) created the Korean alphabet system known as hangul. To mark this national day, which falls each year on Oct. 9, central and local governments held a series of events, including a large-scale ceremony in Sejong City featuring an air show. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10509579.jpg?imageId=10509579&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Local reporters look around the National Hangeul Museum's new exhibit “Reinterpreting Hangeul in the Modern Era' on Thursday, a day before its official opening. The exhibit showcases the outcome of the museum's annual Hangeul Design Project, which is in its fourth edition. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10320136.jpg?imageId=10320136&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)