Public Holidays in South Korea 1949

There are 18 Korean public holidays in 1949, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1949 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Friday, January 28), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Saturday, January 29), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Sunday, January 30), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Monday, January 31), Independence Movement Day (Tuesday, March 1), Children's Day (Thursday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Thursday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Friday, May 6), Memorial Day (Monday, June 6), Liberation Day (Monday, August 15), National Foundation Day (Monday, October 3), Chuseok (Wednesday, October 5), Chuseok (day 2) (Thursday, October 6), Chuseok (day 3) (Friday, October 7), Hangeul Day (Sunday, October 9), Hangeul Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 10), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25) and Christmas Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, December 26).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1949: Jan 28–Jan 31 (4 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); May 5–May 8 (4 days, Children's Day); Jun 4–Jun 6 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Liberation Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Oct 5–Oct 10 (6 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3), Hangeul Day); Dec 24–Dec 26 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in South Korea is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list, and the weekday given off instead is listed as well.

Public holidays (공휴일) under the Regulations on Holidays of Government Offices. Election days are also holidays.