January 1: New Year's Day - Seolnal
January : Koreans New Year's Day (Lunar) - Seolnal
March 1: Samil Independence Movement Day - Samiljeol
This celebrates the independence movement n 1919 against Japanese Colonial rule.

April 5 : Arbor Day - Singmogil
This is the day designated for planting trees at nearby mountains and parks.

April : Buddha's Birthday (Lunar) - Seokkatansinil
This day celebrates the birth of Buddha; on the eve, a street parade with multi-colored lanterns is held.

May 5 : Children's Day - Eorininal
June 6: Memorial Day - Hyeonchung-il
This day pays tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the country.

July 17: Constitution Day - Jeheonjeol
This day celebrates Korea's liberation from Japanese colonization, which lasted 36 years.

August : Thanksgiving Day (Lunar) - Chuseok
Chuseok is the most important traditional holiday, everyone heads for their hometown, so heavy traffic congestion on major highways should be expected for all three days.

October 3: National Foundation Day - Gaecheonjeol
December 25: Christmas Day - Seongtanjeol

This post was last modified: 02-10-2008 01:26 PM by TN1.

Its cool to see all these holidays and know about them. these information were very usefull and new to me . thank u

there is a thanksgiving day too?