Day Date Month Holiday Monday 1 Jan New Year's Day Friday 9 Feb Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Monday 12 Feb Substitution for Seollal (New Year's Day by the lunar) Friday 1 Mar Independence Movement Day Wednesday 1 May Labor Day Monday 6 May Substitution for Children's Day (Sunday 5th May 2024) Wednesday 15 May Buddha's Birthday Thursday 6 Jun Memorial Day Thursday 15 Aug Liberation Day Monday 16 Sep Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Tuesday 17 Sep Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) Wednesday 18 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: Korea Exchange