Day Date Month Holiday Friday 27 Jan Lunar New Year's Day Monday 30 Jan Lunar New Year's Day Wednesday 01 Mar Independence Movement Day Monday 01 May Labor Day Wednesday 03 May Buddha's Birthday Friday 05 May Chidren's Day Tuesday 09 May 19th Election Day Tuesday 06 Jun Memorial Day Tuesday 15 Aug National Liberation Day Tuesday 03 Oct The National Foundation Day of Korea Wednesday 04 Oct Korean Thanksgiving Day Thursday 05 Oct Korean Thanksgiving Day Friday 06 Oct Korean Thanksgiving Day Monday 09 Oct Hangul Proclamation Day Monday 25 Dec Christmas Day Friday 29 Dec New Year's Eve Source: http://global.krx.co.kr/contents/GLB/05/0501/0501060000/GLB0501060000.jsp#