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Korean Alphabet Day seeks to bring history, culture to life

By Mohan Xu The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures’ Korean program held its annual Korean Alphabet Day celebration in the St Mary’s Hall Multipurpose Room on Oct. 9. The event for Korean Alphabet Day, also known as Hangul Day, began with professor Robert Ramsey’s speech, “Hangul, Korea’s Gift to the World.” He spoke about the history of the Korean Alphabet and its writing system.  … Continue reading Korean Alphabet Day seeks to bring history, culture to life

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A diverse audience joins in celebration of traditional Korean holiday, Alphabet Day

By Christian Spencer In St. Mary’s Hall on Oct. 6, the University of Maryland community honored a holiday traditionally celebrated in Korea — Alphabet Day. The Korean Language Program put together the event, which featured about an hour of festivities and began with an instrumental performance by Jung Soyeon. Soyeon played the song “Sanjo” on the gayageum, a traditional Korean string instrument that has up to … Continue reading A diverse audience joins in celebration of traditional Korean holiday, Alphabet Day

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