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Full calendar of holidays, religious festivals, celebrations affecting the course of business or airline and hotels reservations during the current 3 months bank holidays, public holidays, religious celebrations and observances affecting business or travel bank holidays, public holidays, religious South Korea (Republic of)'s bank holidays, public holidays, religious celebrations and observances affecting business or travel in 2024

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024Public holidaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Children DaySecular holiday
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    Monday may 6, 2024Children DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday may 15, 2024Buddha's AnniversaryBuddhism (Vajrayana)
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    Thursday june 6, 2024Memorial Day for the Korean WarSecular holiday
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    Thursday august 15, 2024Liberation DayNational Day
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    Monday september 16, 2024Ch'usok / Binara PoyaSecular holiday
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    Tuesday september 17, 2024Ch'usok / Binara PoyaSecular holiday
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    Wednesday september 18, 2024Ch'usok / Binara PoyaSecular holiday
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    Thursday october 3, 2024Foundation DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday october 9, 2024National Language DaySecular holiday
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    Public holiday

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Secular holiday : Election day

    Children Day

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Secular holiday : South Korean Children's Day was created by Bhang Jung Hwan in 1923. It was originally on May 1, later changed to May 5 in 1946. It was officially adopted by government in 1973, and became a public holiday in 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Children Day

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Secular holiday : South Korean Children's Day was created by Bhang Jung Hwan in 1923. It was originally on May 1, later changed to May 5 in 1946. It was officially adopted by government in 1973, and became a public holiday in 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Buddha's Anniversary

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    Wednesday may 15, 2024
    Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born on April 8th, 623 B.C.E. in ancient northern India (now in Nepal) as Prince Siddhartha. It is a holiday observed by Buddhists throughout the world, though the exact date may differ from country to country.

    Memorial Day for the Korean War

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    Thursday june 6, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Liberation Day

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    Thursday august 15, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the liberation from Japanese rule (1945)

    Ch'usok / Binara Poya

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    Monday september 16, 2024
    Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Ch'usok / Binara Poya

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    Tuesday september 17, 2024
    Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Ch'usok / Binara Poya

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    Wednesday september 18, 2024
    Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Foundation Day

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    Thursday october 3, 2024
    Secular holiday : Foundation of Tan-gun Chosun, the first Korean nation established by founder Tan-gun on the 3rd day of the 10 lunar month (2234 BC)

    National Language Day

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    Wednesday october 9, 2024
    Secular holiday : Hangeul Day, otherwise referred to as Hangeul Proclamation Day or Korean Alphabet Day, is a commemoration held on October 9 in South Korea to remember the creation of Hangeul, the country’s native alphabet as proclaimed by the publication of Hunmin Jeongeum on this day in 1446.