Public Holidays in South Korea 2009

There are 21 Korean public holidays in 2009, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2009 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Sunday, January 25), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Monday, January 26), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Tuesday, January 27), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Wednesday, January 28), Independence Movement Day (Sunday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 2), Buddha's Birthday (Saturday, May 2), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 4), Children's Day (Tuesday, May 5), Memorial Day (Saturday, June 6), Liberation Day (Saturday, August 15), Liberation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, August 17), Chuseok (Friday, October 2), Chuseok (day 2) (Saturday, October 3), National Foundation Day (Saturday, October 3), Chuseok (day 3) (Sunday, October 4), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 5), National Foundation Day (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, October 6), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Wednesday, October 7), Hangeul Day (Friday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2009: Jan 24–Jan 28 (5 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Feb 28–Mar 2 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 2–May 5 (4 days, Buddha's Birthday, Children's Day); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Oct 2–Oct 7 (6 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 9–Oct 11 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 25–Dec 27 (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.