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Seollal and family return
Seollal is Korea's Lunar New Year holiday, centered on family visits, ancestral rites, traditional food and wishes for the year ahead.
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South Korea Public Holidays 2025
Explore South Korea's public holidays by year.
HoliWiki currently lists 15 holiday entries for South Korea in 2025. The calendar and date-ordered table below show the available schedule.
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January 2025
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*New Year's DayJanuary 1, 2025
*SeollalJanuary 28, 2025
*SeollalJanuary 29, 2025
*SeollalJanuary 30, 2025
February 2025
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March 2025
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*Independence Movement DayMarch 3, 2025
April 2025
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May 2025
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*Children's DayMay 5, 2025*Buddha's BirthdayMay 5, 2025
June 2025
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*Memorial DayJune 6, 2025
July 2025
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August 2025
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*Liberation DayAugust 15, 2025
September 2025
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October 2025
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*National Foundation DayOctober 3, 2025
*ChuseokOctober 6, 2025
*ChuseokOctober 7, 2025
*ChuseokOctober 8, 2025
*Hangul DayOctober 9, 2025
November 2025
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December 2025
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*Christmas DayDecember 25, 2025
Holiday list
15 entries
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Tags | Scope | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Seasonal & Calendar Family & Social Cultural & Traditional | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Tuesday | Seollal | Cultural & Traditional Family & Social Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Wednesday | Seollal | Cultural & Traditional Family & Social Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Thursday | Seollal | Cultural & Traditional Family & Social Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Monday | Independence Movement Day | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Monday | Children's Day | Family & Social International Observance | National | Group-Specific Holidays | |
| Monday | Buddha's Birthday | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Friday | Memorial Day | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Friday | Liberation Day | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Friday | National Foundation Day | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Monday | Chuseok | Cultural & Traditional Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Tuesday | Chuseok | Cultural & Traditional Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Wednesday | Chuseok | Cultural & Traditional Seasonal & Calendar | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Thursday | Hangul Day | National Memorial | National | National Public Holidays | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | Religious Family & Social Commercial | National | National Public Holidays |
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