๐ Showing holidias for Coreia do Sul (Seoul). Dates for Islamic holidias are approximate โ actual dates depend on moon sighting. Click any date to view full day information.
JAN
1
Ano Novo (์ ์ )
Sinjeong. The Gregorian Ano Novo. A single public holiday; the lunar new year is the more widely celebrated.
๐ Nacional
JAN
29
Seollal โ Lunar Ano Novo Eve
Seollal (์ค๋ ). The eve of the Lunar Ano Novo โ families travel home for ancestral rites.
๐ Nacional
JAN
30
Seollal โ Lunar Ano Novo (์ค๋ )
The most important traditional holiday. Families gather, perform ancestral rites (์ฐจ๋ก), and eat tteokguk (rice cake soup).
๐ Nacional
JAN
31
Seollal โ Day After Lunar Ano Novo
Final day of the Seollal holiday. Massive reverse travel begins.
๐ Nacional
MAR
1
Independence Movement Day (์ผ์ผ์ )
Sam-il Jeol. Commemorates the Marรงo 1st Movement of 1919, when Koreans declared independence from Japanese colonial rule.
๐ Nacional
MAI
5
Children's Day (์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ )
Children's Day. Celebrates the rights and happiness of children with events, gifts, and outings.
๐ Nacional
MAI
6
Children's Day substitute holiday
Substitute holiday as Children's Day falls on Terรงa in 2026.
๐ Nacional
MAI
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.
๐ Nacional
JUN
6
Memorial Day (ํ์ถฉ์ผ)
Honors military personnel and civilians who died serving Korea. A solemn national day.
๐ Nacional
AGO
15
Liberation Day (๊ด๋ณต์ )
Gwangbokjeol. Celebrates Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule on Agosto 15, 1945.
๐ Nacional
SET
25
Chuseok Eve (์ถ์ ์ ๋ )
Eve of Chuseok โ the start of the 3-day harvest festival holiday.
๐ Nacional
SET
26
Chuseok โ Korean Thanksgiving (์ถ์)
The most important harvest festival. Families gather, perform ancestral rites, and eat songpyeon (half-moon rice cakes).
๐ Nacional
SET
27
Day After Chuseok
Final day of the Chuseok holiday period.
๐ Nacional
OUT
3
Nacional Foundation Day (๊ฐ์ฒ์ )
Gaecheonjeol. Commemorates the founding of the first Korean kingdom of Gojoseon by Dangun in 2333 BCE.
๐ Nacional
OUT
9
Hangul Day (ํ๊ธ๋ )
Celebrates the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet (ํ๊ธ) by King Sejong the Great in 1446.
๐ Nacional
DEZ
25
Natal (์ฑํ์ )
Nacionais holiday. Coreia do Sul has a large Christian population; Christmas is widely celebrated.
๐ Nacional