Public Holidays in South Korea 2008

There are 17 Korean public holidays in 2008, counting substitute days. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Korean public holidays in 2008 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (Wednesday, February 6), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 2) (Thursday, February 7), Seollal (Lunar New Year) (day 3) (Friday, February 8), Independence Movement Day (Saturday, March 1), Independence Movement Day (substitute holiday) (Monday, March 3), Children's Day (Monday, May 5), Buddha's Birthday (Monday, May 12), Memorial Day (Friday, June 6), Liberation Day (Friday, August 15), Chuseok (Saturday, September 13), Chuseok (day 2) (Sunday, September 14), Chuseok (day 3) (Monday, September 15), Chuseok (substitute holiday) (Tuesday, September 16), 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 2008: Feb 6–Feb 10 (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 3–May 5 (3 days, Children's Day); May 10–May 12 (3 days, Buddha's Birthday); Jun 6–Jun 8 (3 days, Memorial Day); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Liberation Day); Sep 13–Sep 16 (4 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.