Friday morning I returned to the boulevard at Sejong Hall and viewed the preparations to mark the presidential opening of National Alphabet Day. Then I went to the palace (Gyeongbokgung) and found a colourful sea of 15th-century soldiers, archers, administrators and officials rehearsing for the proclamation of Humminjeongeum. There were musicians, bands, a wonderful orator, and music and chanting recalling the steppes. King Sejong was carried in and held court. I was transported in time for the whole morning. It really was the crowning glory of the writing system symposium and a fitting conclusion to the alphabet question.