Public Holidays in South Korea 1957

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 1957, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1957 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Wednesday, January 30), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Thursday, January 31), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Friday, February 1), Independence Movement Day (Friday, March 1), Children's Day (Sunday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 6), Buddha's Birthday (Tuesday, May 7), Memorial Day (Thursday, June 6), Liberation Day (Thursday, August 15), Chuseok (Saturday, September 7), Chuseok (day 2) (Sunday, September 8), Chuseok (day 3) (Monday, September 9), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, September 10), National Foundation Day (Thursday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Wednesday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1957: Jan 30–Feb 3 (5 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Mar 1–Mar 3 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); May 4–May 7 (4 days, Children's Day, Buddha's Birthday); Sep 7–Sep 10 (4 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)).

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.