Quick Facts
โขTotal holidays: South Korea has 15 public holidays in 2016.
โขNext Holiday: No upcoming holidays.
โขToday: April 2 is not a holiday in South Korea.
โขMost holidays: February has the most holidays (3) in South Korea.
โขLong weekends: South Korea has 10 potential long weekends in 2016.
โขvs. Average: South Korea has more holidays than the global average of 11.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2016 | New Year's Day์ํด |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Lunar New Year์ค๋ |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Lunar New Year์ค๋ |
| Feb 9, 2016 | Lunar New Year์ค๋ |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Independence Movement Day3ยท1์ |
| May 5, 2016 | Children's Day์ด๋ฆฐ์ด๋ |
| May 14, 2016 | Buddha's Birthday๋ถ์ฒ๋ ์ค์ ๋ |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Memorial Dayํ์ถฉ์ผ |
| Aug 15, 2016 | Liberation Day๊ด๋ณต์ |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Chuseok์ถ์ |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Chuseok์ถ์ |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Chuseok์ถ์ |
| Oct 3, 2016 | National Foundation Day๊ฐ์ฒ์ |
| Oct 9, 2016 | Hangul Dayํ๊ธ๋ |
| Dec 25, 2016 | Christmas Dayํฌ๋ฆฌ์ค๋ง์ค |
15 public holidays South Korea 2016
When are the public holidays in South Korea in 2016?
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