๐ Showing holidays for South Korea (Seoul). Dates for Islamic holidays are approximate โ actual dates depend on moon sighting. Click any date to view full day information.
JAN
1
New Year's Day (์ ์ )
Sinjeong. The Gregorian New Year. A single public holiday; the lunar new year is the more widely celebrated.
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JAN
29
Seollal โ Lunar New Year Eve
Seollal (์ค๋ ). The eve of the Lunar New Year โ families travel home for ancestral rites.
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JAN
30
Seollal โ Lunar New Year (์ค๋ )
The most important traditional holiday. Families gather, perform ancestral rites (์ฐจ๋ก), and eat tteokguk (rice cake soup).
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JAN
31
Seollal โ Day After Lunar New Year
Final day of the Seollal holiday. Massive reverse travel begins.
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MAR
1
Independence Movement Day (์ผ์ผ์ )
Sam-il Jeol. Commemorates the March 1st Movement of 1919, when Koreans declared independence from Japanese colonial rule.
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MAY
5
Children's Day (์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ )
Children's Day. Celebrates the rights and happiness of children with events, gifts, and outings.
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MAY
6
Children's Day substitute holiday
Substitute holiday as Children's Day falls on Tuesday in 2026.
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MAY
15
Buddha's Birthday (๋ถ์ฒ๋ ์ค์ ๋ )
Celebrates the birth of Gautama Buddha on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month. Lotus lantern festivals are held nationwide.
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JUN
6
Memorial Day (ํ์ถฉ์ผ)
Honors military personnel and civilians who died serving Korea. A solemn national day.
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AUG
15
Liberation Day (๊ด๋ณต์ )
Gwangbokjeol. Celebrates Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule on August 15, 1945.
๐ National
SEP
25
Chuseok Eve (์ถ์ ์ ๋ )
Eve of Chuseok โ the start of the 3-day harvest festival holiday.
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SEP
26
Chuseok โ Korean Thanksgiving (์ถ์)
The most important harvest festival. Families gather, perform ancestral rites, and eat songpyeon (half-moon rice cakes).
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SEP
27
Day After Chuseok
Final day of the Chuseok holiday period.
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OCT
3
National Foundation Day (๊ฐ์ฒ์ )
Gaecheonjeol. Commemorates the founding of the first Korean kingdom of Gojoseon by Dangun in 2333 BCE.
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OCT
9
Hangul Day (ํ๊ธ๋ )
Celebrates the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet (ํ๊ธ) by King Sejong the Great in 1446.
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DEC
25
Christmas Day (์ฑํ์ )
Public holiday. South Korea has a large Christian population; Christmas is widely celebrated.
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