Public Holidays in South Korea 1980

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 1980, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1980 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Friday, February 15), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Saturday, February 16), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Sunday, February 17), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Monday, February 18), Independence Movement Day (Saturday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 3), Children's Day (Monday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Wednesday, May 21), Memorial Day (Friday, June 6), Liberation Day (Friday, August 15), Chuseok (Monday, September 22), Chuseok (day 2) (Tuesday, September 23), Chuseok (day 3) (Wednesday, September 24), National Foundation Day (Friday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Thursday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1980: Feb 15–Feb 18 (4 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 3–May 5 (3 days, Children's Day); Jun 6–Jun 8 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 20–Sep 24 (5 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 3–Oct 5 (3 days, National Foundation 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.