Public holidays in South Korea
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Public holidays in South Korea
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks | |
| Romanized | Hangul | |||
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |||
| 1st month, 1st day of the lunar calendar | Lunar New Year's Day | Seollal | 설날 | Usually in early February; three-day consecutive holidays |
| March 1 | Independence Movement Day | Samil Jeol | 3.1절 | To commemorate the March 1st Movement, a nation-wide independence movement which took place in 1919 in protest against Japan's colonisation |
| April 5 | Arbor Day | Singmogil | 식목일 | |
| May 5 | Children's Day | Eorininal | 어린이날 | Known as Boy's Day until 1975 |
| 8th day, 4th month of the lunar calendar | Buddha's Birthday | Bucheonim Osinnal | 부처님 오신날 | Usually in late May |
| June 6 | Memorial Day | Hyeonchung-il | 현충일 | |
| July 17 | Constitution Day | Jehyeonjeol | 제현절 | The first Constitution proclaimed in 1948 |
| August 15 | Independence Day | Gwangbokjeol | 광복절 | Independence from Japanese Colonisation in 1945 |
| 8th month, 15th day of the lunar calendar | Thanks Giving Day | Chuseok | 추석 | Usually in late September; three-day consecutive holidays |
| October 3 | National Foundation Day | Gaecheonjeol | 개천절 | "Festival of the Opening of Heaven" (See Dangun.) |
| December 25 | Christmas | |||