| date | english name | korean name | description |
| 01 january | new years day | sinjeong | |
| 1st month, 1st day of the lunar calendar | lunar new year | seollal | usually in early February; three-day consecutive holidays |
| 01 march | independence movement day | samil jeol | to commemorate the March 1st Movement, a nation-wide independence movement which took place in 1919 in protest against Japan's colonisation |
| 05 april | arbor day | sangmogil | plant a tree day. this holiday is being phased out |
| 05 may | children's day | eorininal | known as boy's day until 1975. some kindergartens might not take this day off. it will be replaced by another day |
| 8th day, 4th month of the lunar calendar | buddha's birthday | bucheonim osinnal | usually, in late may |
| 06 june | memorial day | hyeonchung-il | |
| 17 july | constitution day | jeheonjeol | the first constitution proclaimed in 1948 |
| 15 august | independence day | gwangbokjeol | independence from japanese colonisation in 1945 |
| 15th day, 8th month of lunar calendar | thanksgiving | chuseok | usually in late september, three days consecutive holidays |
| 03 october | national foundation day | gaecheonjeol | "festival of the opening of heaven" |
| 25 decemeber | christmas day | keurisseumaseu |