Holidays and Observances in South Korea in 2022
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 31 | Monday | Seollal Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Feb 1 | Tuesday | Seollal | Public Holiday |
| Feb 2 | Wednesday | Seollal Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | Independence Movement Day | National holiday |
| Mar 9 | Wednesday | Presidential Election | Public Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Apr 5 | Tuesday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day | Bank Holiday |
| May 5 | Thursday | Children's Day | Public Holiday |
| May 8 | Sunday | Buddha’s Birthday | Public Holiday |
| May 8 | Sunday | Parents' Day | Observance |
| May 15 | Sunday | Teacher's Day | Observance |
| Jun 1 | Wednesday | Local Election Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 6 | Monday | Memorial Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 17 | Sunday | Constitution Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Liberation Day | National holiday |
| Sep 9 | Friday | Chuseok Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Sep 10 | Saturday | Chuseok | Public Holiday |
| Sep 11 | Sunday | Chuseok Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Sep 12 | Monday | Day off for Chuseok Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| Oct 3 | Monday | National Foundation Day | National holiday |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Hangeul Proclamation Day | National holiday |
| Oct 10 | Monday | Day off for Hangeul Proclamation Day | National holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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