Public Holidays in South Korea 2053

There are 19 Korean public holidays in 2053, counting substitute days. 16 of them fall on working days, which leaves 245 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2053 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Tuesday, February 18), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Wednesday, February 19), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Thursday, February 20), Independence Movement Day (Saturday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 3), Labour Day (Thursday, May 1), Children's Day (Monday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Sunday, May 25), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 26), Memorial Day (Friday, June 6), Constitution Day (Thursday, July 17), Liberation Day (Friday, August 15), Chuseok (Thursday, September 25), Chuseok (day 2) (Friday, September 26), Chuseok (day 3) (Saturday, September 27), National Foundation Day (Friday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Thursday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 2053: Feb 18–Feb 20 (3 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Mar 1–Mar 3 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 3–May 5 (3 days, Children's Day); May 24–May 26 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Jun 6–Jun 8 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 25–Sep 28 (4 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 3–Oct 5 (3 days, National Foundation 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.