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설날
Lunar New Year
Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025 · South Korea · Nationwide · Public holiday
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Bridge day check
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off 27 Jan 2025 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Seollal, a three-day family holiday of ancestral rites, tteokguk soup and new-year bows to elders. Everyone gains a year together in the traditional reckoning.
Do shops and banks close?
Near-total closure of offices, banks and small shops; convenience stores and some chains stay open.
Getting around
Peak national travel with days-long road congestion; book rail well in advance.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Tuesday · 28 Jan 2025Bridge to 4 days
2028Friday · 28 Jan 20283-day break
See the full South Korea holiday calendar or count the working days.