Public Holidays 2017
This page contains a national calendar of all
2017 public holidays. Please scroll down to view.
South Koreans are entitled to 16 holidays per year.
This makes South Korea one of the countries with the top holiday
entitlements, behind India and Colombia.
Public holidays in South Korea are governed by the
following regulations:
- Labor
Standards Act
- Act on
Establishment of Labor Day,
- Regulation
on Closure Days for Public Offices (Government Decree)
Prior to 2013, national holidays that fell on a Saturday
or Sunday were not substituted on the following work day. However, the
Regulation on Closure Days for Public Offices was introduced to substitute a
number of overlapping holidays. Specifically, they are:
- Lunar New
Year’s Day (if the holiday overlaps with Sunday or other public
holidays)
- Korean
Thanksgiving Day (if the holiday overlaps with Sunday or other public
holidays)
- Children’s
Day (if the holiday overlaps with Saturday, Sunday or other public
holidays)
Labor Day or Workers’ Day (1 May) is not an official
public holiday in South Korea. However, according to the Labor Day Act,
employers can stipulate that 1 May be made an official holiday within the
company’s rules of employment. For instance, banking institutions and most
commercial business are closed that day.
Date
|
Day
|
Holiday
|
1 Jan
|
Sun
|
New Year's Day
|
27 Jan
|
Fri
|
Seollal
|
28 Jan
|
Sat
|
Seollal
|
29 Jan
|
Sun
|
Seollal
|
1 Mar
|
Wed
|
March 1st Movement /
Independence Movement Day |
3 May
|
Wed
|
Buddha's Birthday
|
5 May
|
Fri
|
Children's Day
|
6 Jun
|
Tue
|
Memorial Day
|
15 Aug
|
Tue
|
Liberation Day
|
3 Oct
|
Tue
|
Chuseok / Korean Thanksgiving
|
3 Oct
|
Tue
|
National Foundation Day
(Gaecheonjeol) |
4 Oct
|
Wed
|
Chuseok / Korean Thanksgiving
|
5 Oct
|
Thu
|
Chuseok / Korean Thanksgiving
|
9 Oct
|
Mon
|
Hangeul Day
|
25 Dec
|
Mon
|
Christmas Day
|
