Good News In History, October 3

Good News In History, October 3

Good News In History, October 3 4,481 years ago today, or so it’s said, the sky above the Korean Peninsula opened and Hwanung, the mythical progenitor of Korean People descended from heaven. Today, it’s marked as National Foundation Day in both the South and the North of the Peninsula and referred to as Gaecheonjeol. READ more about this important day in the Korean calendar…  (2,457 BCE) credit – Ateneo Korean Studies Program Hwanung’s son, Tangun (sometimes spelled Dangun) is supposed to have founded the state of Gojoseon, which archaeological finds confirm the existence of. Over the 20th century, the date of National Foundation Day was changed several times, not only to move it from the lunar to the solar calendar, but also from the date at which Tangun founded his kingdom, to the day that his mythical father, Hwanung, descended from heaven. Celebrated by both South and North Korea, Gaecheonjeol is rung in with all manner of festivities, including huge fireworks displays at Yeouido Han R…