Public Holidays in South Korea 1968

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 1968, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1968 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Monday, January 29), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Tuesday, January 30), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Wednesday, January 31), Independence Movement Day (Friday, March 1), Children's Day (Sunday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Sunday, May 5), Children's Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, May 6), Buddha's Birthday (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, May 7), Memorial Day (Thursday, June 6), Liberation Day (Thursday, August 15), National Foundation Day (Thursday, October 3), Chuseok (Saturday, October 5), Chuseok (day 2) (Sunday, October 6), Chuseok (day 3) (Monday, October 7), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, October 8), Hangeul Day (Wednesday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1968: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 27–Jan 31 (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); Oct 5–Oct 9 (5 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3), Hangeul 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.