Public Holidays in South Korea 1988

There are 18 Korean public holidays in 1988, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 1988 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Wednesday, February 17), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Thursday, February 18), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Friday, February 19), Independence Movement Day (Tuesday, March 1), Children's Day (Thursday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Monday, May 23), Memorial Day (Monday, June 6), Liberation Day (Monday, August 15), Chuseok (Saturday, September 24), Chuseok (day 2) (Sunday, September 25), Chuseok (day 3) (Monday, September 26), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, September 27), National Foundation Day (Monday, October 3), Hangeul Day (Sunday, October 9), Hangeul Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, October 10), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25) and Christmas Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, December 26).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 1988: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 17–Feb 21 (5 days, Seollal (Lunar New Year), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3)); May 21–May 23 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Jun 4–Jun 6 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 24–Sep 27 (4 days, Chuseok, Chuseok (day 2), Chuseok (day 3)); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, National Foundation Day); Oct 8–Oct 10 (3 days, Hangeul Day); Dec 24–Dec 26 (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.