Public Holidays in South Korea 1976

There are 20 Korean public holidays in 1976, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1976 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Friday, January 30), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Saturday, January 31), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Sunday, February 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Monday, February 2), Independence Movement Day (Monday, March 1), Children's Day (Wednesday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Thursday, May 6), Memorial Day (Sunday, June 6), Liberation Day (Sunday, August 15), Liberation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, August 16), Chuseok (Tuesday, September 7), Chuseok (day 2) (Wednesday, September 8), Chuseok (day 3) (Thursday, September 9), National Foundation Day (Sunday, October 3), National Foundation Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 4), Hangeul Day (Saturday, October 9), Hangeul Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 11), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25) and Christmas Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, December 27).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1976: Jan 30–Feb 2 (4 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); Feb 28–Mar 1 (3 days, Independence Movement Day); Aug 14–Aug 16 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 7–Sep 9 (3 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, National Foundation Day); 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.