The Ministry of Public Administration and Security on Wednesday released an advanced notice that Hangeul Day on Oct. 9, which celebrates the Korean alphabet, will be re-designated as a public holiday.
The reinstatement was made at the Cabinet meeting 21 years after it was scrapped as a the public holiday due to complaints from businesses that the number of bank holidays was damaging productivity.
Hangeul Day was first designated as a public holiday in 1946 honoring the promulgation of the writing system developed by King Sejong (1397-1450) which took place on that day in 1446.
(
baejisook@heraldcorp.com)
