2013: South Korea

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Tuesday	January 01	New Years Day
Saturday	February 09	Korean New Year	Usually in early February; three-day consecutive holidays
Sunday	February 10	Korean New Year	Usually in early February; three-day consecutive holidays
Monday	February 11	Korean New Year	Usually in early February; three-day consecutive holidays
Friday	March 01	March 1st Movement
Wednesday	May 01	Labour Day
Sunday	May 05	Childrens Day
Friday	May 17	Buddhas Birthday	Usually in late May.
Thursday	June 06	Memorial Day
Wednesday	July 17	Constitution Day	Celebrates the declaration of the Constitution in 1948
Thursday	August 15	Liberation Day
Wednesday	September 18	Harvest Festival	Usually in late September; three-day consecutive holidays.
Thursday	September 19	Harvest Festival	Usually in late September; three-day consecutive holidays.
Friday	September 20	Harvest Festival	Usually in late September; three-day consecutive holidays.
Thursday	October 03	National Foundation Day
Wednesday	October 09	Hangeul Day	Korean alphabet day. Public holiday until 1990
Wednesday	December 25	Christmas Day

National Holiday

Regional Holiday

Not a Public Holiday

• Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.

• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2014
• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2012
• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2011
• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2010
• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2009
• Public Holidays in South Korea in 2008

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