South Korea Public Holidays 2008

Public holidays with the lunar Seollal and Chuseok dates and substitute holidays.

South Korea Public Holidays 2008

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Tuesday	New Year's Day
Feb 6	Wednesday	Seollal holiday
Feb 7	Thursday	Seollal
Feb 8	Friday	Seollal holiday
Mar 1	Saturday	Independence Movement Day
Apr 9	Wednesday	General Election Day
May 5	Monday	Children's Day
May 12	Monday	Buddha's Birthday
Jun 6	Friday	Memorial Day
Aug 15	Friday	Liberation Day
Sep 13	Saturday	Chuseok holiday
Sep 14	Sunday	Chuseok
Sep 15	Monday	Chuseok holiday
Oct 3	Friday	National Foundation Day
Dec 25	Thursday	Christmas Day

Observances in 2008

Common days that are not public holidays: schools and businesses stay open.

Date	Day	Holiday
May 1	Thursday	Labour Day
May 8	Thursday	Parents' Day

Printable 2008 calendar with holidays

Every holiday above is marked on the calendar and listed beside it. Type your own dates, then print or download a PDF.

Questions and answers

How many public holidays are in South Korea in 2008?

South Korea has 15 public holidays in 2008 in this list: New Year's Day (January 1), Seollal holiday (February 6), Seollal (February 7), Seollal holiday (February 8), Independence Movement Day (March 1), General Election Day (April 9), Children's Day (May 5), Buddha's Birthday (May 12), Memorial Day (June 6), Liberation Day (August 15), Chuseok holiday (September 13), Chuseok (September 14), Chuseok holiday (September 15), National Foundation Day (October 3) and Christmas Day (December 25).

Can I print a 2008 calendar with South Korean holidays?

Yes. The calendar on this page already shows South Korean holidays. Press Print or Download PDF, or switch to a month view to print one month at a time.

South Korea Public Holidays 2008