Korean Holidays 2021
Below is a list of the 2021 holidays in Korea. We invite you to download the 2021 Korean Holiday Calendar in PDF format – HERE
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year’s Day |
| 11 -13 Feb | Thu to Sat | Seollal / Korean New Year |
| 1 Mar | Mon | March 1st Movement Day |
| 1 May | Sat | Labor Day (Business Sector Only) |
| 5 May | Wed | Children’s Day |
| 15 May | Sat | Teacher’s Day |
| 19 May | Wed | Buddha’s Birthday |
| 6 Jun | Sun | Memorial Day |
| 15 Aug | Sun | Liberation Day |
| 20-22 Sep | Mon to Wed | Chuseok / Thanksgiving |
| 3 Oct | Sun | National Foundation Day |
| 9 Oct | Sat | Korean Alphabet Day |
| 25 Dec | Sat | Christmas Day |
Korean Holidays
Here is a short summary of the main and most important holidays in Korea:
Seollal / Korean New Year
Seollal is one of the most important traditional Korean holidays as it celebrates the beginning of the Korean New Year.
Korean New Year generally occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice, and typically falls on the same day as Chinese New Year.
Chuseok – Korean Thanksgiving
Chuseok, literally “Autumn eve”, is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in both North- and South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon.
