Public Holidays in South Korea 1986

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 1986, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1986 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Saturday, February 8), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Sunday, February 9), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Monday, February 10), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, February 11), Independence Movement Day (Saturday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 3), Children's Day (Monday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Friday, May 16), Memorial Day (Friday, June 6), Liberation Day (Friday, August 15), Chuseok (Wednesday, September 17), Chuseok (day 2) (Thursday, September 18), Chuseok (day 3) (Friday, September 19), National Foundation Day (Friday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Thursday, October 9) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 1986: Feb 8–Feb 11 (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); May 16–May 18 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Jun 6–Jun 8 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 17–Sep 21 (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.