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Period 23 October 2022 (solar calendar)

Introduction "Sanggang" (霜降), which means "fall of the frost," falls in the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the twenty-four seasonal sub-divisions, or solar terms, on the lunar calendar.

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National Foundation Day

Period 3 October 2021 (solar calendar)

Introduction "Gaecheonjeol," or National Foundation Day, is a national holiday held on October 3 to commemorate the foundation of Gojoseon (古朝鮮), the first Korean kingdom, by Dangun (檀君).

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Period 4 October 2022 (solar calendar) or 9 September (lunar calendar)

Introduction "Junggu" (重九), which literally means "double nine," falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar and is also called "Jungyangjeol."

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Period 8 October 2022 (solar calendar)

Introduction "Hallo" (寒露), which means "the time when cold dew begins to form," is the seventeenth of the twenty-four seasonal sub-divisions, or solar terms, of the lunar calendar.

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Period 9 October (solar calendar)

Introduction Hangeul Day is a national holiday held on October 9 to commemorate the invention and the proclamation of "Hunminjeongeum" (訓民正音), or Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, and to celebrate its excellence.

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