We're off today to celebrate the development of hangeul, the Korean alphabet, by Great King Sejong and his council of scholars in the 1440s. An alphabet is far easier to learn than thousands of Chinese characters; Sejong's intention was to give knowledge (and thereby power) to the people, as well as a sense of national unity. The king sent scholars all over Asia, to Tibet and other places, to learn about their writing systems. The result was hangeul, promulgated to the people.
On the second day of my long walk this past weekend, I ended up at Yeoju, the city where King Sejong is buried. I wish I could have stayed to witness Yeoju's festivities; I can only imagine that Yeoju does it best when it comes to commemorating hangeul.
I'm writing up my two-trip right now; this is my top priority today. The posts will be out tonight on my walk blog; the second post will relate my decision, after much thinking, as to whether to do or to cancel the walk this year.
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