2024 National Holidays in Korea

The first thing anyone is curious about when the new year approaches is, "How many holidays are there this year?". There were total of 67 holidays, and there were 116 days of holidays, including weekends, if you work a five-day week in 2023 . It would be a good idea to preview your holiday schedule and prepare your holiday plans for 2024.

 

목차

1. The 2024 holiday
>January 2024 holiday
>February holiday of 2024
>March holiday of 2024
>April holiday of 2024
>May holiday in 2024
>June holiday of 2024
>August holiday in 2024
>September 2024 holiday
>October holiday of 2024
>December holiday of 2024

 

1. 2024 Holidays

 

The total holidays in 2024 are as follows:

2024	HOLIDAYS	DATE	DAY OF THE WEEK
January	New year	1. 1	Mon
February	Lunar New Year	2. 9 ~ 2. 12	Fri ~ Mon
March	Independence Movement Day	3. 1	Fri
April	22nd Parliamentary Election	4. 10	Wed
May	Children's Day / Buddha;s Birthday	5. 6 / 5. 15	Mon / Wed
June	Momorial Day	6. 6	Thu
August	Liberation Day	8. 15	Thu
September	Chuseok	9. 16 ~ 9월. 18	Mon ~ Wed
October	National Foundation Day / Hangul Day	10. 3 / 10. 9	Thu / Wed
December	Christmas	12. 25	Wed

 

January 2024 Holiday

 

 

The holiday in January 2024 is January 1. As it is Monday, you can take three days off until Saturday, Sunday, and New Year.

 

February 2024 Holiday

 

 

February includes Lunar New Year. You can take a total of 4 days off from Feb. 9 to Feb. 12.

March 2024 Holiday

 

 

March is the month when the new semester begins. March 1st. It is "The Independence Movment Day" in Korea. In Korean it is call "Sam-il-jeol". "Sam-il-jeol" is a nation hoiday commemoration indeoendence of Korea and peaceful protests against Japan on March 1st, 1919.

 

 

April 2024 Holiday

April didn't have a public holiday.

 

 

However, as the 22nd National Assembly election on April 10th, it becomes a legal holiday.

 

May 2024 Holiday

 

 

Children's Day is May 5 and Buddha's Birthday is May 15. Since Children's Day is a Sunday, the next day May 6th becomes an alternative holiday in Korea.

 

June 2024 Holiday

 

 

There is a day off in June because of Memorial Day on June 6. Memorial Day is solemn occation to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the military.

 

August 2024 Holiday

 

 

There is no public holiday in July, but in August, August 15th is Liveration Day. It is the day when Koreans celebrate Korea's liberation from Japan. Many Koreans sacrified their lives, dreaming of liberation and Korea gained independence from Japan in 1945.

 

 

September 2024 Holiday

 

In September, students begin their second semester and there is the Korean holiday Chuseok. 

 

In 2024, there will be a substitute holiday on weekdays before and after Chuseok falls on Sept. 17. So you can take a total of five days off from Saturday to Wednesday.

 

October 2024 Holiday

 

 

There are two holidays in October, just like in May. There are National Foundation Day on October 3 and Hangul Day on October 9. National Foundation Day in Korean is called "Gae-cheon-jeol". It celebrates the creation of the state of Gojosean founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao in the year 2333 B.C. And Hangul Day is a day that celebrates the proclamation of hangul.

December 2024 Holiday

 

 

Unfortunately, there is no holiday in November, but the last holiday of 2024 is Wednesday, December 25th. 2024 had a total of 15 days of holidays during the week. I hope you check the holiday schedule and make a full holiday plan for 2024.