Day Date Month Holiday Friday 01 Jan New Year's Day Monday 08 Feb Lunar New Year’s Day Tuesday 09 Feb Lunar New Year’s Day Wednesday 10 Feb Substitution Holiday Tuesday 01 Mar Independence Movement Day Wednesday 13 Apr The Assembly Election Thursday 05 May Children Day Saturday 14 May Buddha's Birthday Monday 06 Jun Memorial Day Monday 15 Aug National Liberation Day Wednesday 14 Sep Korean Thanksgiving Day Thursday 15 Sep Korean Thanksgiving Day Friday 16 Sep Korean Thanksgiving Day Monday 03 Oct The National Foundation Day of Korea Friday 30 Dec Non-trading Day (New Year's Eve) Source: http://eng.krx.co.kr/m6/m6_8/m6_8_3/JHPENG06008_03.jsp?mm=12&yy=2016