{
  "meta": {
    "dataset": "HolidayGrid national public holidays",
    "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
    "generatedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HolidayGrid (https://holidaygrid.net), CC BY 4.0",
    "sourceDataset": "https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays",
    "sourceLicense": "ISC and CC BY 3.0",
    "documentation": "https://holidaygrid.net/data",
    "countingRule": "A holiday moved off a weekend is counted once, on the day it is observed. Totals therefore match official government counts and are lower than on sites that list both the original date and its replacement."
  },
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    "countryCode": "KR",
    "slug": "south-korea",
    "name": "South Korea",
    "demonym": "South Korean",
    "region": "Asia Pacific",
    "dateFormat": "D MMMM YYYY",
    "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/south-korea",
    "correctionCount": 0,
    "verifiedOn": "2026-07-27",
    "years": [
      2025,
      2026,
      2027
    ]
  },
  "year": 2025,
  "status": {
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    "authority": null,
    "source": null,
    "citation": null,
    "verifiedOn": null,
    "publishedOn": null
  },
  "counts": {
    "holidays": 11,
    "onWeekdays": 9,
    "onWeekends": 2,
    "movedToAnotherDay": 0,
    "longWeekends": 5,
    "bridgeDays": 3,
    "workingDays": 249
  },
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      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "localName": "신정",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-01-29",
      "endDate": "2025-01-31",
      "days": 3,
      "name": "Korean New Year",
      "localName": "설날",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "lunisolar",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Independence Movement Day",
      "localName": "3·1절",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-05",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Buddha's Birthday",
      "localName": "석가탄신일",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "lunisolar",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-05",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Children's Day",
      "localName": "어린이날",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-06-06",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Memorial Day",
      "localName": "현충일",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-08-15",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Liberation Day",
      "localName": "광복절",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-03",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "National Foundation Day",
      "localName": "개천절",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-05",
      "endDate": "2025-10-07",
      "days": 3,
      "name": "Korean Thanksgiving",
      "localName": "추석",
      "weekday": "Sunday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "lunisolar",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-09",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Hangul Day",
      "localName": "한글날",
      "weekday": "Thursday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-25",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "localName": "기독탄신일",
      "weekday": "Thursday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    }
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      "end": "2025-02-02",
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    {
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      "end": "2025-05-05",
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        "Children's Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2025-06-06",
      "end": "2025-06-08",
      "length": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Memorial Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2025-08-15",
      "end": "2025-08-17",
      "length": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Liberation Day"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2025-10-03",
      "end": "2025-10-07",
      "length": 5,
      "holidays": [
        "National Foundation Day",
        "Korean Thanksgiving"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bridgeDays": [
    {
      "date": "2025-10-08",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "resulting": 7,
      "start": "2025-10-03",
      "end": "2025-10-09",
      "holiday": "Korean Thanksgiving"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-10",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "resulting": 4,
      "start": "2025-10-09",
      "end": "2025-10-12",
      "holiday": "Hangul Day"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-26",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "resulting": 4,
      "start": "2025-12-25",
      "end": "2025-12-28",
      "holiday": "Christmas Day"
    }
  ],
  "awaitingAnnouncement": [],
  "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/south-korea/2025"
}