Busan City Holds '577th Hangeul Day Celebration Event'

October 9th, 10 AM at City Hall, Economic Vice Mayor, City Council Chair, Superintendent, and Other Heads

Over 700 Attendees Including Hangeul Development Awardees, Hangeul-Related Organizations, and Key Figures

Busan City will hold the ‘577th Hangeul Day Celebration’ at 10 a.m. on October 9th in the City Hall Auditorium to commemorate the 577th anniversary of the proclamation of Hunminjeongeum.

The celebration will be attended by about 700 citizens from various sectors, including key officials such as the Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, An Seong-min, Chairperson of the Busan City Council, Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, members of the Hangeul Society, and education figures. The program will proceed in the following order: ▲ Screening of a commemorative video ▲ Reading of the Hunminjeongeum initial letters ▲ Awards for contributions to the development of Hangeul ▲ Congratulatory speeches ▲ Commemorative choir ▲ Singing of the Hangeul Day song ▲ Three cheers of “Manse.”

Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Lee Seong-gwon will attend on behalf of Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun, who is currently visiting Paris, where the headquarters of the International Bureau of Expositions is located, to promote the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo.

In particular, during the ‘Reading of the Hunminjeongeum Initial Letters,’ Kwon Kyung-geun, President of the Busan Hangeul Society, and three students participating in the excellent foreign scholarship program operated by the Busan Global City Foundation will read the Hunminjeongeum together, showcasing the status of Hangeul as the center of K-culture.

Additionally, 11 individuals, including Professor Yoon Bo-young of Silla University, who have contributed to the development of Hangeul through research and educational activities in Korean linguistics, will be awarded commendations from the Busan Mayor and the Superintendent of Education as a token of appreciation for their contributions.

Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Lee Seong-gwon said in his congratulatory address, “We honor the great intention behind King Sejong’s creation of Hangeul, express gratitude and respect to the pioneers who preserved Hangeul, and Busan will take the lead in building a culturally strong Korea. The successful bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo, to be decided in Paris, France, 50 days from now, will be an opportunity for our language, Hangeul, and our nation’s culture to become the center of the world and for Korea to stand tall as a global pivotal country.”

Various events celebrating Hangeul Day will be held in Busan on the day.

The 21st Hangeul Calligraphy Festival by the Korean Typeface Research Association and a national invitational exhibition of representative Hangeul calligraphy artists will be held in the exhibition hall on the second floor of City Hall.

In front of City Hall, the Dong-A University Korean Language and Culture Center will host a grand festival celebrating love for the Korean language and script, planning to share a meaningful time with citizens.

Busan City Hall.

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