Public Holidays in South Korea 2010

There are 20 Korean public holidays in 2010, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2010 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Saturday, February 13), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Sunday, February 14), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Monday, February 15), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, February 16), Independence Movement Day (Monday, March 1), Children's Day (Wednesday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Friday, May 21), Memorial Day (Sunday, June 6), Liberation Day (Sunday, August 15), Liberation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, August 16), Chuseok (Tuesday, September 21), Chuseok (day 2) (Wednesday, September 22), Chuseok (day 3) (Thursday, September 23), National Foundation Day (Sunday, October 3), National Foundation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 4), Hangeul Day (Saturday, October 9), Hangeul Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 11), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25) and Christmas Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, December 27).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 2010: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 13–Feb 16 (4 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Feb 27–Mar 1 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 21–May 23 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Aug 14–Aug 16 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 21–Sep 23 (3 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Oct 9–Oct 11 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in South Korea is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list, and the weekday given off instead is listed as well.

Public holidays (공휴일) under the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices. Election days are also holidays.