Day Date Month Holiday Monday 23 Jan Seol (The First Day of the First Month by the Lunar Calendar) Tuesday 24 Jan Seol (The First Day of the First Month by the Lunar Calendar) Wednesday 1 Mar The anniversary of the Independence Movement of March 1, 1919 Monday 1 May Labor Day Friday 5 May Children's Day Tuesday 6 Jun Memorial Day Tuesday 15 Aug The Independence Day of Korea Thursday 28 Sep Chuseok Day Friday 29 Sep Chuseok Day Tuesday 3 Oct The Foundation Day of Korea Monday 9 Oct Hangul Day Monday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: Bank of Korea