Public holidays in South Korea

This is a list of Public holidays in South Korea. See also Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays.

**Holidays**
Date	English Name	Local Name			Remarks
Date	English Name	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Sinjeong	신정	新正	Since 1949. Included January 2 until 1999 and January 3 until 1990
1st month, 1st day of the lunar calendar	Korean New Year	Seolnal	설날	舊正	Three-day holiday since 1989, usually in early February.
March 1	March 1st Movement	Samil Jeol	3.1절 (삼일절)	三一節	Since 1949. Commemorates the March 1st Movement of 1919, protesting Japan's colonisation
May 5	Children's Day	Eorininal	어린이날		Since 1975.
8th day, 4th month of the lunar calendar	Buddha's Birthday	Bucheonim Oshinnal	부처님 오신날	釋迦誕辰日	Since 1975. Usually in late May; also called 석가 탄신일 (Sukga-Tanshin-Il)
June 6	Memorial Day	Hyeonchung-il	현충일	顯忠日	Since 1956.
August 15	Liberation Day	Gwangbokjeol	광복절	光復節	Since 1949. Commemorates liberation from Japanese imperial rule in 1945 (see Victory over Japan Day)
8th month, 15th day of the lunar calendar	Harvest Festival	Chuseok	추석	秋夕	Three-day holiday since 1989. Two-day holiday 1986 - 1988. Usually in late September.
October 3	National Foundation Day	Gaecheonjeol	개천절	開天節	"Festival of the Opening of Heaven" (See Dangun.)
December 25	Christmas	Seongtanjeol	성탄절	聖誕節	Since 1949.

[edit] Former public holidays