National Holidays in South Korea in 2016

South Korea 2016
South Korea
2016

List of Holidays in South Korea in 2016

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Friday New Year's Day National Holiday
Sunday Korean New Year National Holiday Seollal
Monday Korean New Year Holiday National Holiday Seollal
Tuesday Korean New Year Holiday National Holiday Seollal
Wednesday Korean New Year National Holiday Substitute day for Seollal
Tuesday March 1st Movement National Holiday Independence Movement Day
Wednesday National Assembly Election Day National Holiday For Elections
Sunday Workers' Day National Holiday International Workers' Day
Thursday Children's Day National Holiday
Friday Children's Day Holiday National Holiday Temporary Holiday
Saturday Buddha's Birthday National Holiday 8th day of 4th lunar month
Monday Memorial Day National Holiday
Sunday Constitution Day Not A Public Holiday
Monday Liberation Day National Holiday National Day
Wednesday Harvest Festival Holiday National Holiday Day before Chuseok
Thursday Harvest Festival National Holiday Chuseok
Friday Harvest Festival Holiday National Holiday Day after Chuseok
Monday National Foundation Day National Holiday
Sunday Hangeul Day National Holiday Korean alphabet day
Sunday Christmas Day National Holiday
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Notes

  • Public holidays in South Korea are commonly known as 'Red Days' as this is how they are usually coloured in printed calendars.
  • The Korean government has announced that from the second half of 2014 onwards, if the date of Seollal, Chuseok, or Children's Day falls on Sunday, then the holiday will be extended to Monday.
  • Since August 2021, March 1st Independence Movement Day, National Liberation Day, National Foundation Day and Hangeul Day have been added to the list of holidays that are compensated if they fall on a weekend.
  • Since March 2023, South Korean workers will enjoy an extra day off if either Buddha's Birthday or Christmas overlaps with a Saturday or Sunday.