Day Date Month Holiday Monday 31 Jan Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Tuesday 1 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Wednesday 2 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Tuesday 1 Mar Independence Movement Day Thursday 5 May Children's Day Monday 6 Jun Memorial Day Monday 15 Aug Liberation Day Friday 9 Sep Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Monday 12 Sep Substitution for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Monday 3 Oct National Foundation Day Monday 10 Oct Substitution for Hangeul Proclamation Day Friday 30 Dec End of Year Holiday Source: Korea Exchange