Day Date Month Holiday Tuesday 1 Jan New Year's Day Monday 4 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Tuesday 5 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Wednesday 6 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Friday 1 Mar Independence Movement Day Wednesday 1 May Labor Day Monday 6 May Substitution Holiday Thursday 6 Jun Memorial Day Thursday 15 Aug Liberation Day Thursday 12 Sep Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Friday 13 Sep Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Thursday 3 Oct National Foundation Day Wednesday 9 Oct Hangeul Proclamation Day Wednesday 25 Dec Christmas Day Tuesday 31 Dec End of Year Holiday Source: http://global.krx.co.kr/contents/GLB/05/0501/0501110000/GLB0501110000.jsp